June 20, 2022 My dear compatriots, The hour is serious. This Sunday, June 19, we met with several religious leaders of the Church of Christ in Congo to share our concerns about the security situation that currently prevails in our country since the umpteenth aggression of Rwanda through the M23 group. This situation anguishes our […]
Joint-Statement
On the occasion of the 8th celebration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we wish to express our solidarity with all victims of sexual crimes, we salute the courage of the survivors who fight for their rights, and we launch a solemn appeal to all States to no longer […]
The deterioration of the security situation and its dramatic humanitarian consequences in Congo’s Provinces in conflict under the state of siege are extremely worrying and cannot continue. The latest massacres that took the lives of several dozen people in Mongwalu on Sunday, May 8, and in the Lodda camp for displaced persons near Fataki on […]
There is still time to stop conflict-related sexual violence from happening in Ukraine We are jointly committed to ending sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in conflict, which continues to besiege women, children, and men from every corner of the globe. This grave violation of human rights imprints lasting trauma onto its victims, and not enough […]
WASHINGTON, DC —November 24, 2021— Panzi Foundation today announced that the non-profit has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 Holiday Impact Prize, an annual gift guide by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and supported by Focusing Philanthropy. Panzi was founded in 1999 by Dr. Denis Mukwege, […]
Pour avancer sur le chemin d’une paix durable, nos dirigeants devraient retenir les erreurs du passé et rompre avec les politiques qui ont prolongé et aggravé la souffrance du peuple congolais et l’instabilité ayant occasionné des conséquences désastreuses sur la protection des civils. Depuis Sun City en passant par Lusaka et Kampala, les accords de […]
To move forward on the path to lasting peace, our leaders should learn from the mistakes of the past and break with policies that have prolonged and exacerbated the suffering of the Congolese people and the instability that has caused disastrous consequences for the protection of civilians. From Sun City to Lusaka to Kampala, the […]
En ce 19 juin 2021, nous sommes en pensée avec toutes les victimes de l’une des armes de guerre les plus dévastatrices, le viol et les violences sexuelles comme stratégie de domination et de terreur en temps de conflit. Une arme déshumanisante qui terrasse les familles sur plusieurs générations et qui détruit totalement le tissu […]
On June 19, 2021, our thoughts are with all the victims of one of the most devastating weapons of war, rape and sexual violence as a strategy of domination and terror in times of conflict. A dehumanizing weapon which terrorizes families over several generations and which totally destroys the familial and social fabric. We also […]
29 April 2021 New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap (Kinshasa) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s newly appointed government should adopt a clear strategy for holding those suspected of criminal responsibility for grave human rights violations accountable, a coalition of 50 Congolese and international nongovernmental groups said today. President Felix Tshisekedi’s new government, led […]