Denis Mukwege Mukengere

Born: 1955-03-01

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".


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City of Joy

as Himself
Released: 2016-11-11

The Democratic Republic of Congo has endured 20 years of devastating violence. Rape has been...

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The Man Who Mends Women: The Wrath of Hippocrates

as Self
Released: 2015-04-14

Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Mukwege is internationally known as the man who mends...

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