UN reports increase in the use of sexual violence in Syria and beyond, including rape, slavery and forced abortion, to suppress and persecute civilians.
Syrian National Coalition says Assad forces use banned weapon in reprisals for rebel advances, and says international community has turned its back on the plight of civilians.
Syrian activist Majd Izzat is the third Syrian woman to win the award for her activist work in support of those held prisoners since the start of the Syrian uprising, and for her work on empowering women.
