Denis Mukwege

Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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Denis Mukwege is a Congolese gynecologist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work treating victims of sexual violence. He matters because he has brought international attention to the use of rape as a weapon of war in conflict zones and has dedicated his career to healing survivors and advocating for their rights.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1955-03-01
Works: 5

Top works

Réparer les femmes
Un manifiesto por la vida
La force des femmes
La fuerza de las mujeres
Power of Women

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: UG
Active from: 1998-09-12

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Listeners: 3
Total plays: 7

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Denis Mukwege (/mʊkˈweɪɡi/; born 1 March 1955) is a Congolese humanitarian, gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped. In 2018, Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict".

Mukwege has treated thousands of women who were victims of rape as a weapon of war since the Second Congo War, some of them more than once, performing up to ten operations a day during his 17-hour working days. According to The Globe and Mail, Mukwege is "likely the world's leading expert on repairing injuries of rape". In 2013, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courageous work healing women survivors of war-time sexual violence and speaking up about its root causes."