Dr. Mukwege meets Pope Francis in Rome

In the headlines May 23, 2019

Dr. Mukwege met Pope Francis in Rome to discuss how to end rape as a weapon of war. Pope Francis congratulated Dr. Mukwege for his work on behalf of the vulnerable and the victims of sexual violence.

Video: Emma Watson in conversation with Dr. Mukwege

  Emma Watson and Dr. Mukwege met in London on May 15, 2019 to discuss the rights of women and how to end the use of rape as a weapon of war. In this short snippet shot by Veronique Ehamo, a...

Survivors to Speak Live in Oslo

In the headlines May 22, 2019

Survivors are set to speak in Oslo, Norway at the Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Crisis Conference May 23rd, 2019. The conference on “Ending Sexual and Gender-Based...

Emma Watson in conversation with Dr. Mukwege

In the headlines May 15, 2019

Emma Watson meets 2018 Nobel Peace laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, who has devoted himself to campaigning against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of armed conflict — at considerable personal...

Survivors’ Voices at the Universal Periodical Review of Congo, Geneva, April 2019

Foundation news April 29, 2019

At the beginning of April 2019, the Mukwege Foundation was in Geneva with Tatiana Mukanire, Coordinator of the Movement of survivors of rape and sexual violence in DRC, to participate in the...

Wartime rape survivors worldwide strategise and act together: two annual retreats strength...

SEMA is the Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence. Coordinated by the Mukwege Foundation, SEMA gathers survivors from 21 different countries, and works with frontline...

Une semaine d’action et de plaidoyer par les survivantes lors de la commission sur le Stat...

Depuis sa création, la Fondation Mukwege a décidé de mettre les survivantes de violences sexuelles au cœur de son action : leurs besoins et leurs demandes politiques sous-tendent notre plaidoyer....

Prosecution of sexual violence by the ICC: Hope for a better future?

In the headlines August 2, 2018

20 years ago, the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established. So far, however, there was no final conviction for sexual violence crimes at the court. Our guest author asks why. A guest blog...

New Special Court in the Central African Republic: The end of impunity for sexual violence...

In the headlines June 4, 2018

In the Central African Republic, sexual violence is being used on a large scale by different parties to the conflict. So far, few perpetrators have been held accountable. Therefore, a new Special...

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