Dr. Mukwege denounces use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in DRC

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege denounced on Wednesday the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, the Congolese physician described what he called a “dramatic situation” in the Congo’s North Kivu place.

“We had 10,000 cases of sexual violence, with 30 to 35 percent are rapes against children. There is a trend towards unacceptable violence, but to attack children, that is going beyond any possible red lines that you could imagine,” said Mukwege.

Mukwege founded the Panzi Hospital in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu, and for over 20 years has treated endless ladies who have been raped amid fighting between armed groups seeking retain an eye on of some the central African nation’s vast mineral wealth.

He was in Strasbourg to satisfy with contributors of the European Parliament and hasten them to back negotiations and peace talks with arise groups.

Mukwege shared the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize with activist Nadia Murad, who was kidnapped and purchased into sexual slavery by Islamic State militants in 2014 along with an estimated 3,000 Yazidi ladies and ladies.

Additional sources • AP

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