2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege, a sexual violence fighter, received the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.

2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege, who fights sexual violence, was awarded the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. Mukwege has been an advocate for the cause for 25 years, founding a hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to treat victims of sexual assault and rape in ongoing conflict. His Panzi hospital in Bukavu has treated over 80,000 women and girls, providing mental health support and breaking stigmas around survivors.

May 10, 2024
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