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...
Anniversary messages from SEMA
On Thursday, the Mukwege Foundation celebrated its 5 year anniversary. Tatiana Mukanire of the Movement of Survivors in DRC got together with the members of SEMA, the global network of survivors to...
5th Anniversary of the Mukwege Foundation
On January 28, 2021, the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation celebrates its fifth anniversary. For this occasion, Dr. Mukwege sat down with Esther Dingemans, Mukwege Foundation Director, and answered...
The Importance of the Indictment of Roger Lumbala
The 2nd of January arrest of former RCD-N rebel group leader Roger Lumbala in Paris is a crucial move forward in the international fight against impunity. The Crimes against Humanity Unit of the Paris...
Giving Tuesday 2020
The Mukwege Foundation supports survivors of sexual violence in conflict. When survivors speak out, they bravely disrupt their pain, suffering and stigma- and march forward- transforming their...
