Denis Mukwege
Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Denis Mukengere Mukwege (/mʊkˈweɪɡi/;[1] born 1 March 1955) is a Congolese gynecologist. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu. He works in the treatment of women who have been gang-raped by rebel forces.[2] He has treated thousands of women who were victims of gang wartime rape since the Second Congo War.[3]
Denis Mukwege | |
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Born | Bukavu, Belgian Congo | 1 March 1955
Occupation | Human rights activist |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (2018) |
In 2018, he and Nadia Murad were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."[4]
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