Sundus Abbas

Iraqi women's rights activist

Dr. Sundus Abbas and her 2007 International Women of Courage Award

Sundus Abbas (Arabic: سندس عباس) is an Iraqi women's rights activist,[1] who serves as the executive director of the Women's Leadership Institute in Baghdad, she has worked to improve women's rights.[1][2] Abbas was trained as a political scientist, and she has worked to improve Iraqi women's involvement in their political parties, in the constitutional drafting and amending process, and in national reconciliation and conflict resolution efforts.[3] She has also written for Iraq's main daily newspapers on the topic of women's rights, and held press conferences to address issues of concern to women, as well as teaching classes on decision-making.[3][4] Abbas has also traveled throughout the Middle East for women's conferences and seminars.[5] In 2007, she received an International Women of Courage Award.[1][6]

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1. ^ a b c Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (2007-03-07). "Honorees". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
2. ^ Koufopavlou, O.; Sklavos, N.; Kitsos, P. "UMTS security: system architecture and hardware implementation". Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 7 (4): 483–494\. ISSN 1530-8669.
3. ^ a b AWIU » 2007 WOC – Dr. Sundus Abbas
4. ^ "IIP Publications -". IIP Publications. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
5. ^ WDN to Present Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award | International Republican Institute (IRI)
6. ^ "Myrna Blyth Alert". National Review. 2004-07-02. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

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International Women of Courage Awards

2007|

* Ruth Halperin-Kaddari
* Jennifer Louise Williams
* Siti Musdah Mulia
* Ilze Jaunalksne
* Samia al-Amoudi
* Mariya Ahmed Didi
* Susana Trimarco de Veron
* Mary Akrami
* Aziza Siddiqui
* Sundus Abbas
* Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi
* Grace Padaca

2008|

* Suraya Pakzad
* Virisila Buadromo
* Eaman al-Gobory
* Valdete Idrizi
* Begum Jan
* Nibal Thawabteh
* Cynthia Bendlin
* Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim

2009|

* Wazhma Frogh
* Norma Cruz
* Suaad Allami
* Ambiga Sreenevasan
* Hadizatou Mani
* Veronika Marchenko
* Mutabar Tadjibayeva
* Reem Al Numery

2010|

* Shukria Asil
* Shafiqa Quraishi
* Androula Henriques
* Solange Pierre
* Shadi Sadr
* Ann Njogu
* Lee Ae-ran
* Jansila Majeed
* Marie Claude Naddaf
* Jestina Mukoko

2011|

* Roza Otunbayeva
* Maria Bashir
* Henriette Ekwe Ebongo
* Jianmei Guo
* Ágnes Osztolykán
* Eva Abu Halaweh
* Ghulam Sughra
* Marisela Morales Ibañez
* Yoani Sánchez
* Nasta Palazhanka

2012|

* Maryam Durani
* Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo
* Zin Mar Aung
* Jineth Bedoya Lima
* Hana Elhebshi
* Aneesa Ahmed
* Shad Begum
* Samar Badawi
* Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih
* Şafak Pavey
* Gabi Calleja

2013|

* Malalai Bahaduri
* Tsering Woeser
* Julieta Castellanos
* Nirbhaya "Fearless"
* Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin
* Elena Milashina
* Fartuun Adan
* Razan Zaitouneh
* Tạ Phong Tần

2014|

* Nasrin Oryakhil
* Roshika Deo
* Rusudan Gotsiridze
* Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar
* Laxmi Agarwal
* Fatimata Touré
* Maha Al Muneef
* Oinikhol Bobonazarova
* Ruslana
* Beatrice Mtetwa

2015|

* Niloofar Rahmani
* Nadia Sharmeen
* Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra
* May Sabai Phyu
* Emilie Béatrice Epaye
* Marie Claire Tchecola
* Sayaka Osakabe
* Arbana Xharra
* Tabassum Adnan
* Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji

2016|

* Sara Hossain
* Debra Baptist-Estrada
* Ni Yulan
* Latifa Ibn Ziaten
* Thelma Aldana
* Nagham Nawzat
* Nisha Ayub
* Fatimata M'Baye
* Zhanna Nemtsova
* Zuzana Števulová
* Awadeya Mahmoud
* Vicky Ntetema
* Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit
* Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi

2017|

* Sharmin Akter
* Malebogo Molefhe
* Natalia Ponce de León
* Rebecca Kabugho
* Jannat Al Ghezi
* Aichatou Ousmane Issaka
* Veronica Simogun
* Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista
* Sandya Eknelygoda
* Carolin Tahhan Fachakh
* Saadet Ozkan
* Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh
* Fadia Najeeb Thabet

2018|

* Roya Sadat
* Aura Elena Farfan
* Dr. Julissa Villanueva
* Aliyah Khalaf Saleh
* Sister Maria Elena Berini
* Aiman Umarova
* Dr. Feride Rushiti
* L’Malouma Said
* Godeliève Mukasarasi
* Sirikan Charoensiri

2019|

* Marini De Livera
* Razia Sultana
* Naw K’nyaw Paw
* Moumina Houssein Darar
* Maggie Gobran
* Khalida Khalaf Hanna al-Twal
* Orla Treacy
* Olivera Lakić
* Flor de María Vega Zapata
* Anna Aloys Henga

2020|

* Zarifa Ghafari
* Lucy Kocharyan
* Shahla Humbatova
* Ximena Galarza
* Claire Ouedraogo
* Sayragul Sauytbay
* Susanna Liew
* Amaya Coppens
* Jalila Haider
* Amina Khoulani
* Yasmin al Qadhi
* Rita Nyampinga

2021|

* Maria Kalesnikava
* Phyoe Phyoe Aung
* Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe
* Wang Yu
* Mayerlis Angarita
* Julienne Lusenge
* Erika Aifán
* Shohreh Bayat
* Muskan Khatun
* Zahra Mohamed Ahmad
* Alicia Vacas Moro
* Ranitha Gnanarajah
* Canan Gullu
* Ana Rosario Contreras

2022|

* Rizwana Hasan
* Simone Sibilio do Nascimento
* Ei Thinzar Maung
* Josefina Klinger Zúñiga
* Taif Sami Mohammed
* Facia Boyenoh Harris
* Najla Mangoush
* Doina Gherman
* Bhumika Shrestha
* Carmen Gheorghe
* Roegchanda Pascoe
* Phạm Đoan Trang

2023|

* Hadeel Abdel Aziz
* Danièle Darlan
* Bolor Ganbold
* Zakira Hekmat
* Meaza Mohammed
* Yuliia Paievska
* Ras Adiba Radzi
* Doris Ríos
* Alba Rueda
* Bakhytzhan Toregozhina
* Bianka Zalewska

2024|

* Agather Atuhaire
* Fatou Baldeh
* Fariba Balouch
* Fátima Corozo
* Fawzia Karim Firoze
* Rina Gonoi
* Volha Harbunova
* Rabha El Haymar
* Ajna Jusić
* Marta Beatriz Roque
* Benafsha Yaqoobi
* Myintzu Win

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