Experts agree on need for new approach to reparations for sexual violence victims
On Women’s Day, we co-organised a panel discussion in The Hague, inviting three speakers to reflect on the need of an international reparations mechanism for victims of conflict-related sexual...
Mobile court in Eastern Congo awards reparations to sexual violence victims
In an area shattered by conflict, justice is reaching victims of sexual violence in the villages of Eastern Congo. A mobile court in the South Kivu province, DRC has awarded reparations between 1,000...
Nearly one million euros for development of sexual violence survivor movement
The Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation and Human Rights Watch have received nearly a million euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery to facilitate the creation of a global movement of survivors of sexual...
At a strategy meeting, sexual violence survivors define goals of the global movement
Survivors of sexual violence are moving forward with the creation of a platform to speak out. At a strategy meeting in The Hague in early February, women who have experienced sexual violence in...
Mukwege Foundation and Panzi Foundations DRC/USA mourn Inge Kool
On Friday night, January 19, 2018, we lost our dear colleague and friend Inge Kool, deputy director of the Panzi Foundation program in the DRC, who died in a tragic accident in Europe. As a member of...
Thank you for supporting the fight against sexual violence in DRC!
Rape continues to be used as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo with devastating consequences for women and girls, men and boys. At Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, they find shelter,...
Justice is delivered for the children of Kavumu
In an extraordinary and landmark ruling, 11 Congolese militia members were convicted today of crimes against humanity for murder and the rape of 37 young children. The verdict represents a stunning...
Expansion of the holistic model in DRC with support of Fondation Pierre Fabre
The Mukwege Foundation is successfully building new partnerships to expand the holistic model of care in Congo, which includes medical, psychological, legal and socio-economic support for victims of...
16 Days of Activism campaign: The strength of survivors
During the 16 Days of Activism campaign we have presented different stories and ways how survivors of wartime sexual violence overcome their traumas and fears. On Human Rights Day today, which marks...
