Women and Armed Conflict
“Peace cannot be achieved at the expense of justice,” says Dr. Denis Mukwege in response to Beni massacres
(Bukavu, DRC) Since early May, more than 50 people have been brutally massacred in Beni, in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since October 2014, the death toll in Beni has risen to more than 600. Photographs of these atrocities of masses are unbearable: pregnant women disemboweled, mutilated infants, human beings trussed up and their throats slit with a knife.
Nick Kristof interviews Dr. Denis Mukwege on Facebook Live
Don’t miss – Nick Kristof talking with our partner Dr. Mukwege about his “incredibly brave work in Congo” on Facebook Live.
Dr. Denis Mukwege: one of the world’s 100 most influential people
Congratulations to our partner on winning this new award!
The New York Times quotes Syrian Women’s Forum for Peace (SWFP)
“Just on the doors of Geneva III, majority of men are rushing to negotiate Syrian future,” said our partner Mouna Ghanem, coordinator for the Syrian Women Forum for Peace, in a statement to the New York Times. She called women’s participation “shallow and insignificant.” This has to change!
Premiere screening of the film “The Man Who Mends Women — the Wrath of Hippocrates”
THE MAN WHO MENDS WOMEN – THE WRATH OF HIPPOCRATES is the portrait of the impressive life and work of internationally renowned gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege from Congo.
We should focus on empowering women to restore Syria, Mouna Ghanem
A leading advocate for women’s rights in Syria said on Tuesday (13 Oct) during a press briefing in New York, more focus should be placed…
Video: Dr. Denis Mukwege interview in movie Human
Dr. Denis Mukwege is interviewed in the movie Human
Statement from Dr. Denis Mukwege
STATEMENT FROM DR. DENIS MUKWEGE TO THE DRC GOVERNMENT PROHIBITION OF FILM
DRC Media Minister Bars Screening of “The Man Who Mends Women – The Wrath of Hippocrates” Documentary
Dr. Denis Mukwege wins the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize 2015
Donor Direct Action is so proud that Dr. Denis Mukwege is the winner of the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize 2015!
New York Times – “Trails of Spring”
Read the New York Times article and view the video