92 Indians among '1000 Women for Nobel Peace Prize'

NEW DELHI, Jun 17 (UNI) Ninety-two Indian women, who work at the grassroots level for justice, rights and good governance, are among a group of 1,000 women from around the world nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

The Indian nominees include those who have been fighting for justice for the victi of the Bhopal gas tragedy and a young woman from the North-East who has been on hunger strike for several years to protest draconian laws.

There are 16 women from neighbouring Bangladesh, 9 from Nepal, 12 from Sri Lanka and 29 from Pakistan, according to Kamla Bhasin of South Asian Network of Gender Activists and Trainers.

The nomination for the '1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005' has been proposed by the 'Association 1000 Women for Nobel Peace Prize 2005', a political initiative spread across the world.

"We officially submitted names of 1,000 selected women from across the world to the Nobel Committee in Oslo in February 25 to be given the Nobel Peace Prize collectively, because women's peace work has not been recognized, valued and celebrated," said Bhasin, coordinator of the association in South Asia.

The names of the nominees will be announced on June 29.

There are as many as 158 women from South Asia among the 1,000.

"The number 1,000 is symbolic.

It says that peace is not the creation of individual leaders alone.

The culture of peace needs millions and is a collective, ongoing effort," said Bhasin.

The Nobel Peace Prize was won by a woman, Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, last year.

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