On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we pay tribute to the resilience and strength of women who, despite all the discrimination, abuse, and violence to which they are subjected, continue to carry their families and many vital sectors of the economy and society on their shoulders. Violence […]
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It is with deep and profound sadness that Panzi Foundation announces the unexpected passing of the Chair of its United States Board of Directors, Mrs. Nita Evele. Mrs. Evele was a passionate and dedicated human rights defender and activist who cared deeply about the future of her home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I […]
C’est avec effroi que nous avons appris les récentes tueries commises au Nord Kivu et en Ituri. Alors qu’au moins 19 civils ont été tués le 27 août 2021 dans le Territoire de Beni, au moins 30 civils ont été massacrés par armes blanches et armes contondantes le 3 septembre 2021 dans le Territoire d’Irumu […]
It is with horror that we have learned of the recent killings in North Kivu and Ituri. While at least 19 civilians were killed on August 27, 2021 in Beni Territory, at least 30 civilians were massacred with knives and blunt weapons on September 3, 2021 in Irumu Territory in attacks attributed to Allied Democratic […]
To my dear brothers and sisters, inhabitants of Goma, While the province of North Kivu mourns its dead almost daily, victims of recurrent massacres in Beni, here is a part of Goma, the province’s capital, suffering the devastation of an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. The toll is heavy: dead, injured, missing, displaced, children separated […]
Bukavu, January 5, 2021 — Statement from Dr. Mukwege following the indictment of Roger Lumbala Cliquez ici pour lire en français We salute the commitment of the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office in Paris for having initiated this first indictment pronounced in the framework of a judicial procedure opened on the basis of the UN Mapping […]
Bukavu, November 7, 2020 — Memorandum from Dr. Denis Mukwege to President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, on the occasion of ‘National Consultations’ Cliquez ici pour lire en français The problems of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and their solutions have been known for several years. The great challenges of our […]
Bukavu, October 1, 2020 — Statement from Dr. Denis Mukwege and Louise Arbour, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the 10th Anniversary of the Publication of the Mapping Report — Originally Published in French in Le Monde For 25 years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been plunged into a […]
Bukavu August 24, 2020 — Statement on the Anniversary of the Kasika Massacre On the occasion of the commemoration of the Kasika massacre and out of a duty to remember, I would like to take part, once again, in the grief of the families of the victims and of the entire population of Kasika. Indeed, […]
Bukavu July 31, 2020 — Call to Peace Since my tweet on Sunday July 26 denouncing the recent massacre in Kipupu in Mwenga territory in South Kivu, I have received various hate mail and members of my family have been intimidated and threatened. 22 years ago, I discovered the dramatic consequences of the war on […]