Statement of Dr Denis Mukwege on the Nobel Peace Prize 2018
Ladies and gentlemen, members of the Nobel Prize Committee, Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends of peace, friends of humanity, It is with great humility that I learned of this news while I...
Advocacy training for Congolese sexual violence survivor network
Early September, members of the national Survivor Movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) participated in a training on advocacy, communication, budget management and fundraising. The...
Sexual violence survivors from around the world pay tribute to Korean 'comfort women&...
Ceremonies in South Korea marked the country’s first Memorial Day for ‘Comfort Women’ on the 14th of August – a day dedicated to more than 200,000 girls and women who were...
Congolese experts train Guinea psychologists on holistic care for sexual violence survivor...
The Mukwege Foundation coordinates the knowledge transfer on holistic care for survivors of sexual violence. Recently, psychologists from Guinea received a training from their Congolese colleagues at...
Statement by the Congolese Survivor Movement on the arrest of peaceful protesters
Confronted with women and girls held in sexual slavery in the Kasaï region, Congolese authorities turn a blind eye on the situation and silence protesters.   In December 2017, the United Nations...
Communiqué du Mouvement des survivant.e.s concernant l'arrêt des manifestants
Devant la situation des femmes et filles retenues comme esclaves sexuelles dans le Kasaï, les autorités congolaises ferment les yeux et bâillonnent la parole les manifestants. En décembre 2017,...
Prosecution of sexual violence by the ICC: Hope for a better future?
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...
Kavumu trial: Appeal verdict upholds all convictions
On Thursday night, the High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (HMC) has confirmed the convictions of all 11 accused in the Kavumu case. In 2017, 11 men were found guilty of...
Learning from Congo: First expert training on care for sexual violence survivors in Iraq
During the first training on specialized and quality care for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in July in Northern Iraq, Dr Denis Mukwege shared his experience from his work in Congo with...
