Karman says she 's given the money to a fund for victims of Yemen 's uprising . `` This is my duty to the youths who sacrificed for change , '' she says . ( CNN ) -- In 2011 , she became the first Arab woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . The Yemeni government has been accused by human rights groups and international bodies of using excessive force against protesters in Sanaa since March 26 when it launched an offensive on two southern cities that have seen months
Karman says she 's given the money to a fund for victims of Yemen 's uprising . `` This is my duty to the youths who sacrificed for change , '' she says . In 2011 , she became the first Arab woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . The Yemeni government has been accused by human rights groups and international bodies of using excessive force against protesters in Sanaa since March 26 when it launched an offensive on two southern cities that have seen months