Women of Courage
US First Lady Michelle Obama felicitates Indian acid attack victim Laxmi on Wednesday, at the State Department hall, in Washington, after she won the International Women of Courage Award for successfully leading the campaign against acid attacks on- US First Lady Michelle Obama poses with the Internation Women of Courage awardees in Washington on Wednesday.
- Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil gives the acceptance speech on behalf of International Women of Courage Award recipients.
- Oynihol Bobonazarova, a Tajik human rights activist, also won the International Women of Courage award.
- Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil Director, Malalai Maternity Hospital in Afghanistan won the International Women of Courage award.
- Laxmi was 16 when an acquaintance (a friend's 32-year-old brother) threw acid on her face while she waited at a bus stop in New Delhi's busy Khan Market in 2005, disfiguring her permanently. "After this award, girls of India would think, if Laxmi
- The large crowd at the State Department auditorium was moved when Laxmi, a standard-bearer of the movement to end acid attacks, recited a poem recounting her experience on the occasion yesterday. "You haven't thrown acid on my face; you threw it on
US First Lady Michelle Obama felicitates Indian acid attack victim Laxmi on Wednesday, at the State Department hall, in Washington, after she won the International Women of Courage Award for successfully leading the campaign against acid attacks on
Women of Courage
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