Dr. Mukwege denounces use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in DRC

Justice Vital for Durable Peace in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

Click to expand Image Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), and Foreign Minister of Rwanda Olivier Nduhungirehe, signing the Declaration of Principles at the US State Department, Washington, DC, April 25, 2025. © 2025 Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP Photo United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one …

Nobel Laureate Denis Mukwege Urges Action Against Sexual Violence in Congo - teleSUR English

Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege has condemned the systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), calling for urgent international intervention to end the atrocities. Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Mukwege described a “dramatic situation” unfolding in North Kivu, where his hospital has documented over 10,000 cases of sexual violence. “Thirty to thirty-five percent…

Dr. Mukwege denounces use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in DRC

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege denounced on Wednesday the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.