Prioritising Holistic Care in the African Great Lakes Region
Kampala, Uganda 27-28 January 2022 Slightly over ten years since the signing of the Kampala Declaration in December 2011, representatives of the twelve Member States of the International...
The Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation calls for a RED LINE against sexual violence in conflict
Young teenagers, dressed in uniform, prepare for a day of school in Northern Uganda, keen and full of hope for a lifetime ahead. But those dreams came abruptly to an end when members of the Lord’s...
Press Release: Launch of EU funded project in Nigeria
For Immediate Release: 20 May, 2021 Funded by the European Union, the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation (MF) and local partners Grassroots Researchers Association (GRA) and Youth Initiative against...
Mukwege Foundation statement on atrocities committed in Tigray
Thursday, April 29, 2021 In the Tigray region of Ethiopia, women and girls are being systematically raped and subjected to sexual violence with a level of cruelty beyond comprehension. Numerous...
SEMA member Leesa Gazi wins PSVI film competition with her film Rising Silence
Congratulations to SEMA member Leesa Gazi for winning the PSVI film competition with her beautiful and important film rising silence presented at the Movies the Matter Film Festival. The film Rising...
Survivor and SEMA member Vasfije elected to Kosova Paliament
On 14 February 2021, Vasfije Krasniqi, a member of SEMA and survivor of conflict-related sexual violence from Kosova, was elected to the national parliament of Kosova*. In the 22 years since the end...
Ukrainian Survivors Refuse to be Forgotten
Seven years after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, women who survived captivity and sexual abuse during the conflict have found the courage to speak out and become activists. On February 20, 2014, Pro-...
Statement of the MF following the conviction of Lord’s Resistance Army Commander
Today ICC judges declared LRA commander Ongwen guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Uganda between 2002 and 2005. The Mukwege Foundation welcomes that the rebel leader’s...
Statement of the MF regarding the announcement of transitional justice mechanisms in South...
The recent announcement made by the South Sudan’s transitional unity government to establish long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms addressing violations committed during conflict (including...
