page_title: Denis Mukwege
hierarchical_section_title: Denis Mukwege
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Denis Mukwege, né le 1er mars 1955 dans le Sud-Kivu (Congo belge)1, est un gynécologue et militant des droits de l'homme congolais.Prix Sakharov 2014Español: Denis Mukwege, nacido el 1 de marzo de 1955 en Kivu del Sur (Congo Belga) 1, es un ginecólogo congoleño y activista de derechos humanos. Premio Sájarov 2014English: Denis Mukwege, born March 1, 1955 in South Kivu (Belgian Congo) 1, is a Congolese gynecologist and human rights activist. Sakharov Prize 2014
context_page_description: Denis Mukwege is a Congolese gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped by armed rebels.
  In 2018, Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict".
  Mukwege has treated thousands of women who were victims of rape since the Second Congo War, some of them more than once, performing up to ten operations a day during his 17-hour working days. According to The Globe and Mail, Mukwege is "likely the world's leading expert on repairing injuries of rape". In 2013, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courageous work healing women survivors of war-time sexual violence and speaking up about its root causes."
context_section_description: Denis Mukwege  (/mʊkˈweɪɡi/; born 1 March 1955) is a Congolese gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped by armed rebels. 
  In 2018, Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict".
  Mukwege has treated thousands of women who were victims of rape since the Second Congo War, some of them more than once, performing up to ten operations a day during his 17-hour working days. According to The Globe and Mail, Mukwege is "likely the world's leading expert on repairing injuries of rape". In 2013, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courageous work healing women survivors of war-time sexual violence and speaking up about its root causes."
caption: Mukwege in 2014
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