Anne Klein Women's Award 2012 to Dr. Nivedita Prasad

Dr. Nivedita Prasad was born in Madras, India, in 1967. She studied social pedagogy at Freie Universität Berlin and earned her Ph.D. from Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg with a dissertation titled “Violence Against Migrant Women and the Risk of Their Instrumentalization in the Context of Migration Restrictions.”

Nivedita Prasad is receiving the Anne Klein Women’s Award for her many years of courageous and determined advocacy for women’s rights and human rights. She brings attention to the issues of trafficking in women and violence against women and advocates for criminal prosecution and legislation. She fights against racism and, above all, against violence against migrant women.