Sudan network of volunteer aid groups wins Norwegian human rights award

OSLO: A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual prize on Wednesday to the Emergency Response Rooms, a Sudanese network of community groups providing aid, for “their courageous work to preserve the most fundamental human right — the right to life.” Four past laureates of the Rafto prize including Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi and East Timor’s Jose Ramos-Horta, went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 10 in Oslo. The Peace Research Institute Oslo, a research institution, named the Emergency Response Rooms as a possible winner.

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