Sophie's hug of comfort for survivor of Isis horror
Daily Mirror UK|November 28, 2024
Duchess warns of sex violence as war weapon
RUSSELL MYERS
Sophie's hug of comfort for survivor of Isis horror

THE Duchess of Edinburgh hugged a genocide survivor and warned about the continuing devastation of conflict-related sexual violence.

Awaz Abdi was enslaved by Islamic State in Iraq a decade ago when she was just 10 years old.

The Duchess met her at the Women Who Beat Isis travelling photography exhibition at the Foreign Office in London yesterday.

Sophie paid tribute to the bravery of Yazidi survivors like Awaz.

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