Musue Noha Haddad

Musue Noha Haddad (December 17, 1968 – November 25, 2013) was a Liberian journalist and photojournalist.

Early life Haddad was born on December 17, 1968. In exile, she highlighted human rights situation in her country, drawing the international community's attention to the situation.

In the US, Haddad served as a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the Merrill School of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park. In 2000 she was a visiting scholar at the Columbia University Center for the Study of Human Rights. In 2006 Haddad completed a Master of International Policy and Practice degree at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

Awards In Ghana Haddad received the Nelson Mandela Award for Best Student in Photojournalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism.. On her return to Liberia she received the 1998/1999 awards for "Journalist of the Year" and "Photo-Journalist of the Year"..

In 2001 she also received a Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) for her “outstanding dedication and service towards the recognition, promotion and protection of the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.” She was also nominated for the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) 2001 Courage in Journalism Award, which recognizes women journalists who risk their lives in the course of reporting.

In 2002 Haddad received a Human Rights Watch Hellmann-Hammett Award, granted to writers around the world who have been the targets of political persecution. Stephanie Robinson, Staff Attorney at the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights (renamed Human Rights First) Washington offices, said her organization had become familiar with Ms. Haddad and were proud of her commitment, adding “Haddad has remained consistent in highlighting human rights situations in her country despite attempts to discredit her extraordinary work.”.

Death Haddad died suddenly in Monrovia on November 25, 2013.