United Nations Association of Spain awards Nadia Murad its Peace Prize for her anti-trafficking, anti-genocide advocacy.
Around 13 December 2016, in the same period as her Sakharov Prize recognition, Nadia Murad was awarded the Peace Prize of the United Nations Association of Spain. The prize honored her work documenting and denouncing human trafficking, genocide, and crimes against the Yazidi community.
Although less internationally known than some of her other honors, this award reflected grassroots and national‑level engagement with her message in Europe. It showed that her advocacy resonated beyond major institutions like the European Parliament, inspiring civic organizations devoted to multilateralism and human rights.
The prize contributed to Murad’s growing stature as a global voice against sexual violence in conflict and for the protection of minorities. It also highlighted Spanish and European civil society’s role in amplifying survivor testimony and pushing for legal accountability. In the context of women’s history, the award illustrates how survivor‑advocates can catalyze support at multiple levels—international, regional, and local—building a broad coalition to address gender‑based violence, human trafficking, and post‑genocide reconstruction.