Valentina Sagala Explained

Valentina Sagala
Birth Date:	August 9, 1977
Birth Place:	Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality:	Indonesian
Other Names:	Rotua Valentina Sagala
Occupation:	Activist
Known For:	N-Peace Award recipient

Rotua Valentina Sagala is an Indonesian women's rights activist and activist for law and human rights. In 2013 she won the N-Peace Award.

Biography

Sagala was born on August 9, 1977, in Jakarta. In 1998 she founded the Institut Perempuan (Women's Institute), a non-profit organization that fights for women's rights and consistently advocates for laws protecting women and children, monitors policy formulation and law enforcement, and also runs schools for feminists.^{[1] [2]} In 2001 she received her bachelor’s degree and in 2006 earned her law Master’s degree. She went on to teach Human Rights Law at the Parahyangan Catholic University.^[3]

In 2013 Sagala was awarded the N-Peace Award as an Role Models for Peace.^{[4] [5]} In 2014 she was named as one of the Women on the Rise by GlobeAsia Magazine. In 2015 PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG) named her a Woman of Peace.^[3]

External links

• A women's rights defender for gender-based violence: Valentina Sagala wins the N-Peace Award 2013 YouTube video

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institut Perempuan: Women's Movement and Women's Rights . The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women . 16 October 2020.
2. Web site: Valentina Sagala (Indonesia) . WikiPeaceWomen . PeaceWomen Across the Globe . 16 October 2020.
3. Web site: Valentina Sagala . N-PEACE . 16 October 2020.
4. Web site: Women peace activists in Asia take center stage at UNDP gala award event - World . ReliefWeb . 17 October 2020 . en.
5. Web site: 100 Asian peace champions gather to honor women heroes from conflict zones . UNDP in Asia and the Pacific . 16 October 2020 . en.