Three Women Get US Human Rights Award

background – n. the experiences, knowledge, education, etc., in a person's past

norm – n. standards of proper or acceptable behavior

face down – expression to confront someone in a resolute or determined manner

stand up for – expression to take the side of someone or something; to defend someone or something.

female genital mutilation – n. the cutting, or partial or total removal, of the external female genitalia for religious, cultural or other non-medical reasons

suture – v. to sew together (a cut, wound, etc.)

translator – n. a person who changes words written or spoken in one language into a different language

bulletproof – adj. made to stop bullets from going through

systematic – adj. using a careful system or method; done according to a system

Holocaust – n. the killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II