Congo-Kinshasa: Mukwege - Sakharov Prize Is 'Recognition for the Women of DRC'

26 November 2014
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The European Parliament has awarded Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The gynecologist helps the victims of rape in conflict zones.

Denis Mukwege has helped thousands of rape victims in his country. Rival forces fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have used mass rape as a wapon against local civilian populations for decades.

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