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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Your morning cup of coffee holds a lot more potential than you might realize.
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 […]
On October 12, Panzi Foundation participated in an interactive discussion between UN Women, the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation, and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325), which was unanimously […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Your morning cup of coffee holds a lot more potential than you might realize.
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 […]
On October 12, Panzi Foundation participated in an interactive discussion between UN Women, the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation, and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325), which was unanimously […]
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 […]