Bakhytzhan Toregozhina, a civil society activist from Kazakhstan, has been nominated for the U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award (IWOC) for documenting human rights violations associated with the widespread unrest that occurred in Kazakhstan last January and assisting victims of the event. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden will honor Toregozhina and other extraordinary women from all over the world at the White House on March 8, the State Department reported.
«Throughout her career, Toregozhina has been a leading voice representing victims of torture, abuse, and politicized repression...