Time: 2018 Nobel Peace Prizewinner Denis Mukwege Enters Race for Congo Presidency
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Denis Mukwege
Denis Mukwege is a Congolese humanitarian, gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped. In 2018, Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict"…
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science · Congolese humanitarian (born 1955) · human rights defender · gynecologist · obstetrician · pastor · physician · also Denis Mukwege, Denis M. Mukwege, Denis M Mukwege, Denis Mukeng MM MKKMOere Mukwege, Denis Mukengere Mukwege, Mukwege
Born 1 March 1955 · Q1187542
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2023· 1 entry
2022· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2 (2022).
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Awarded Livre et droits humains award (2022).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Pau (2022).
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2021· 3 entries
Time: 'We Cannot Rest in Our Fight.' Angelina Jolie Talks to Dr. Denis Mukwege About Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier (2021).
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Mukwege was appointed by the United Kingdom's Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss to a newly formed Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) chaired by Sarah Sands
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2020· 4 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Dr. Denis Mukwege said he resigned from the coronavirus task force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo because he was being offered money to falsify COVID-19 cases.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.” False.
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Namibia Fact Check rated the claim “Online and viral social media posts claim that Dr Denis Mukwege said: “I cannot in any case dirty my Nobel Peace Prize for money, we had been ordered to declare any illness to be coronavirus and any death. In addition, the thing that displeased me is that, after more than 100 samples none came ou…” FALSE: Dr Denis Mukwege never made such statements..
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Nobel prize winner Denis Mukwege quit a COVID-19 task force because he was asked to manipulate patient numbers” False.
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor from the NOVA University Lisbon (2019).
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Awarded honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal (2019).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp (2019).
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2018· 7 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.
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Yahoo: Nobel Peace Prize award to Congolese Mukwege, Iraq's Murad
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Awarded Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want (2018).
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Awarded honorary doctorate from University of Angers (2018).
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Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (2018).
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2018).
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Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict"
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2016· 1 entry
The Mukwege Foundation was created, to promote the aims of the Panzi Hospital and Foundations worldwide and "advocate for an end to wartime sexual violence everywhere
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2015· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Harvard University (2015).
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Mukwege was invited to speak at Nyhemsveckan, the annual Pentecostal conference in central Sweden
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2014· 1 entry
Awarded Sakharov Prize (2014).
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded Civil Courage Prize (2013).
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Awarded Right Livelihood Award (2013).
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Was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courageous work healing women survivors of war-time sexual violence and speaking up about its root causes
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2012· 1 entry
Which resulted in him and his family leaving the country over concerns for their safety
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2011· 1 entry
And a Netflix documentary was released about the City of Joy in 2016
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2010· 2 entries
Won Wallenberg Medal (2010).
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Awarded Honorary doctorate of Umeå University (2010).
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2009).
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2008· 3 entries
Awarded Olof Palme Prize (2008).
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Awarded United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (2008).
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The non-profit Panzi Foundation DRC was created in order to support the work of Panzi Hospital with "legal assistance, psycho-social support and socio-economic programmes
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded prix des droits de l'Homme de la République française (2007).
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1983· 1 entry
Mukwege worked as a paediatrician in the Lemera Hospital near Bukavu
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-03-01.
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