Provision of Holistic Care in Ukraine
Following a mission to Ukraine in April 2022 to assess the needs for a holistic and survivor-centred response, the Mukwege Foundation, the Global Survivors Fund, and Panzi Hospital & Foundation...
Expert Conference on International Treaty Making Process
In March 2022, the Mukwege Foundation convened three online presentations with leading experts to explore various aspects of the international treaty-making process, existing treaty frameworks –...
The Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation calls for a RED LINE against sexual violence in conflict
Young teenagers, dressed in uniform, prepare for a day of school in Northern Uganda, keen and full of hope for a lifetime ahead. But those dreams came abruptly to an end when members of the Lord’s...
SEMA member Leesa Gazi wins PSVI film competition with her film Rising Silence
Congratulations to SEMA member Leesa Gazi for winning the PSVI film competition with her beautiful and important film rising silence presented at the Movies the Matter Film Festival. The film Rising...
Survivor and SEMA member Vasfije elected to Kosova Paliament
On 14 February 2021, Vasfije Krasniqi, a member of SEMA and survivor of conflict-related sexual violence from Kosova, was elected to the national parliament of Kosova*. In the 22 years since the end...
Ukrainian Survivors Refuse to be Forgotten
Seven years after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, women who survived captivity and sexual abuse during the conflict have found the courage to speak out and become activists. On February 20, 2014, Pro-...
Statement of the MF following the conviction of Lord’s Resistance Army Commander
Today ICC judges declared LRA commander Ongwen guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Uganda between 2002 and 2005. The Mukwege Foundation welcomes that the rebel leader’s...
Statement of the MF regarding the announcement of transitional justice mechanisms in South...
The recent announcement made by the South Sudan’s transitional unity government to establish long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms addressing violations committed during conflict (including...
Anniversary messages from SEMA
On Thursday, the Mukwege Foundation celebrated its 5 year anniversary. Tatiana Mukanire of the Movement of Survivors in DRC got together with the members of SEMA, the global network of survivors to...
