Valentina Sagala | |
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Born | Jakarta, Indonesia | August 9, 1977
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.
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 a 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]