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In an exhibition, survivors of conflict-related sexual violence show their healing process...

Foundation news June 30, 2017

Organised by the Mukwege Foundation, 25 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence contributed to an exhibition in Geneva. At an extraordinary evening with Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Grand Duchess of...

In Geneva, survivors of conflict-related sexual violence find a forum to connect

Foundation news June 23, 2017

The Mukwege Foundation is hosting a 4-day retreat in Geneva in June with about 30 survivors of sexual violence from more than ten war-affected countries around the globe. This group includes...

Statement of Dr. Denis Mukwege on the occasion of the International Day for the Eliminatio...

Press releases June 19, 2017

Bukavu  (19 June 2017) – As sexual violence continues to be committed on a large scale worldwide, today’s International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict serves as a reminder...

Statement on the Restoration of Permanent Protection of Dr Mukwege and Panzi Hospital

Press releases May 16, 2017

Statement on the Restoration of Permanent Protection of Dr Mukwege and Panzi Hospital Bukavu/The Hague – The doctors, medical and administrative staff as well as the patients of the Panzi...

Statement on the protection MONUSCO provides to Dr. Mukwege and Panzi hospital

Press releases May 11, 2017

The Hague/Bukavu – On Tuesday, May 9, the French newspaper “La Croix” published an article stating that MONUSCO no longer provides permanent protection to Dr. Denis Mukwege. That...

Mukwege Foundation partners with French organizations to expand holistic survivor support

Foundation news May 5, 2017

In its efforts to provide holistic support to survivors of sexual violence in conflicts worldwide, the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation is developing partnerships with different expert organizations in...

Sarin Gas is Not the Only Gruesome Weapon Used in Syria

Foundation news April 25, 2017

The use of chemical weapons has rightly shocked the world. Sexual violence as a weapon of war should cause a similar outrage. By using  poison gas in early April in Syria, a red line was crossed in...

Murder of gynecologist exposes lack of security, rule of law in Congo

Foundation news April 20, 2017

The death of the Congolese gynecologist Gildo Byamungu Magaju, who was a close colleague of Dr. Denis Mukwege, highlights the danger everyone faces who stands up for the vulnerable in Congo. Dr....

Video Footage shows Burundi’s Imbonerakure threatening to rape opposition women

In the headlines April 11, 2017

At the beginning of April 2017,  members of the youth league of the ruling party of Burundi gathered in the north of the country at the offices of the ruling party, as reported by Human Rights Watch...

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