Prosecution of sexual violence by the ICC: Hope for a better future?
20 years ago, the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established. So far, however, there was no final conviction for sexual violence crimes at the court. Our guest author asks why. A guest blog...
Kavumu trial: Appeal verdict upholds all convictions
On Thursday night, the High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (HMC) has confirmed the convictions of all 11 accused in the Kavumu case. In 2017, 11 men were found guilty of...
Learning from Congo: First expert training on care for sexual violence survivors in Iraq
During the first training on specialized and quality care for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in July in Northern Iraq, Dr Denis Mukwege shared his experience from his work in Congo with...
In Geneva, sexual violence survivors lobby international community for recognition and rep...
Survivors of sexual violence demand recognition of and reparations for the harm they suffered. With the support of the Mukwege Foundation, a delegation of women from Congo, Guinea, Iraq and Kosovo met...
A Genève, des survivantes de violences sexuelles interpellent la communauté internationale...
Les survivantes de violences sexuelles demandent une reconnaissance et des réparations pour le préjudice qu’elles ont subi. Avec le soutien de la Fondation Mukwege, une délégation de femmes du...
Le mouvement national des survivantes de RDC se mobilise pour la Journée mondiale contre l...
Depuis cette année, le 19 juin célèbre la Journée Internationale pour l’Elimination du Viol et des Violences sexuelles en temps de conflit dans le monde. La violence contre les femmes et les...
Statement by Dr Denis Mukwege on the acquittal of Jean-Pierre Bemba
The acquittal of Jean-Pierre Bemba is the outcome of a tenacious judicial saga that lasted longer than a decade. Jean-Pierre Bemba was prosecuted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes...
Acquittal in important ICC sexual violence case a great disappointment
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) overturned on Friday the conviction of the former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba. “The acquittal is a great disappointment and a...
New Special Court in the Central African Republic: The end of impunity for sexual violence...
In the Central African Republic, sexual violence is being used on a large scale by different parties to the conflict. So far, few perpetrators have been held accountable. Therefore, a new Special...
