Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 The names of three AIDS activist nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 The names of Shyamala Natarajan, Saraswathi and Krishna Jagannathan were announced by the NGO Wednesday. _______________ The Imphal Free Press IMPHAL, Jun 29: Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a fast for the last three and a half years for the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Manipur has been officially nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 as one of 1000 women worldwide working for human security and a liveable and just future. Disclosing this, Esther Chinnu, administrator, North East Network, Manipur, told mediapersons today that Sharmilafs nomination, along with that of 999 other epeace-womenf was officially announced by the Switzerland-based 1000 Women for Nobel Peace Prize 2005 campaign today. According to Chinnu, Sharmila is among 158 women nominated from the South Asian region. Including Sharmila, six women in total were nominated from the north-eastern states of India. Their names were announced by the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 campaignfs South Asia coordinator, Kamla Bhasin at a press conference held this afternoon, she stated. Recalling that the North East Networkfs chairperson, Manisha Behl was behind the initiative for Sharmilafs nomination, she said the NEN had received an official intimation of the nomination on June 14 last. Sharmilafs brother, Irom Singhajit, recalled that after the massacre of nine civilians by Assam Rifles troops in November 2002 at Malom, Sharmila had launched her lone struggle seeking the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the state. IANS adds: Three Tamil Nadu women have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a Chennai-based NGO - Initiatives: Women in Development - for their work on issues such as AIDS, environment and social parity. The names of Shyamala Natarajan, Saraswathi and Krishna Jagannathan were announced by the NGO Wednesday. The three women figure in a list of 1,000 women from 150 countries, whose names have been submitted to the Nobel Prize Committee. Natarajan is a journalist in her late 40s and is the founder director of South India AIDS Action. She has been working with HIV- positive and AIDS-affected people for more than a decade. Saraswathi, hailing from Chennai, works with campaigns to eliminate caste discriminations. Jagannathan is an environmentalist and works for women's issues. She belongs to Nagapattinam district, which was hit badly by the December tsunami disaster. As many as nine Nepalese women have also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 for their contribution to peace-building. http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php? template=headline & newsid=24393 & typeid=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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