We are delighted to announce that Ms. Cherifa Kheddar of Algeria was successfully nominated as the winner of the 2009 International Service Human Rights Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Women. We are so pleased that her tireless and important work has been recognized and we hope that this international visibility helps in her current situation, where the local government is putting pressure upon her livelihood and residence. For background to the alerts issued regarding Cherifa please see here