page_title: Jestina Mukoko
hierarchical_section_title: Jestina Mukoko
caption_attribution_description: Honoree Jestina Mukoko of Zimbabwe stands as she is recognized at the 2010 International Women of Courage Awards at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. March 10, 2010. [State Department Photo/Public Domain]
context_page_description: Jestina Mukoko is a Zimbabwean human rights activist and the director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project. She is a journalist by training and a former newsreader with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.
  In March 2010 Jestina Mukoko was one of ten human rights defenders honoured in the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Awards to women who have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advancing women's rights. She was also selected and served as the 2010 fellow with the Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College.
context_section_description: Jestina Mukoko is a Zimbabwean human rights activist and the director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project. She is a journalist by training and a former newsreader with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. 
  In March 2010 Jestina Mukoko was one of ten human rights defenders honoured in the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Awards to women who have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advancing women's rights. She was also selected and served as the 2010 fellow with the Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College.
caption: Jestina Mukoko is recognized at the International Women of Courage Award ceremony, 10 March 2010.
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