Denis Mukwege

Nobel doctor calls sexual violence in conflict a `pandemic’

By EDITH M. LEDERERApril 15, 2021 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege warned Wednesday that the scourge of sexual violence and rape in all conflicts is now “a real pandemic” and without sanctions and justice for the victims these horrific acts won’t stop...

Nobel peace laureate calls for urgent justice in Congo

By CARLEY PETESCHOctober 1, 2020 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege says an international criminal tribunal is urgently needed to prosecute mass atrocities, including widespread sexual violence, that continue to go unpunished in his country...

UN protection back for threatened Nobel-winning Congo doctor

By CARA ANNASeptember 9, 2020 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For weeks, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Congolese doctor has faced death threats, leading alarmed supporters to urge the United Nations to reinstate the peacekeepers who were withdrawn from his hospital months ago...

Nobel laureate urges EU to act against Congo crimes

August 31, 2020 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege has urged European Union nations to bring people accused of war crimes and other major abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo to justice.

Nobel laureate starts fund for survivors of sexual violence

By EDITH M. LEDERERSeptember 22, 2019 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize-winning surgeon whose hospital in war-torn Congo has treated over 50,000 victims of sexual violence has launched a fund with the goal of providing reparations for survivors of conflicts around the world...

Nobel Peace winners urge global action vs. sexual violence

By DAVID KEYTON and JIM HEINTZDecember 10, 2018 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Congolese doctor who shares this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war called Monday for strong international action against the abuse, including reparations for victims...

10 Things to Know for Today

By The Associated PressOctober 5, 2018 GMT

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:...