Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih

Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih (Arabic: حواء عبد الله محمد صالح) is a Sudanese activist. In 2012, she received the International Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department.

 Early life 

Hawa was born in North Darfur, Sudan.  She left Darfur because of war between the Sudanese government forces and Darfur rebels.

 Work 

Hawa moved to Abu Shouk internally displaced persons camp for refugees.  She worked with the United Nations and with the American NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). She helped complain about bad conditions in the camp, so people would be aware. Hawa went to jail three times because of her work. The National Security police kidnapped her twice.

In 2011 she was in jail for two months in a state prison in Khartoum. In 2011 she escaped from Sudan. In 2013 she asked to stay in the United States.

 References 

 Other websites 

 2012 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr 
 Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)

Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
Category:Living people
Category:Sudanese people
Category:Human rights activists
Category:1984 births
Category:Darfur conflict
Category:Refugees