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Denis Mukwege, DRC’s Nobel Prize winner, announces presidency bid

Nobel Peace Prize-winning doctor worked with victims of rape and brought attention to sexual violence during conflicts.

Al Jazeera

Inside George and Amal Clooney’s A-list studded Albie Awards

The Hollywood power couple hosted an exclusive soirée to honour defenders of justice, which featured tear-jerking speeches and a performance by Alicia Keys

Evening Standard

4 environmental, human rights activists awarded 'Alternative Nobel' prizes

The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — has been awarded to two environment activists from Kenya and Cambodia, a human right defender from Ghana and a humanitarian group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

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World Bank suspends $1 billion worth of project funding in Congo

The World Bank has suspended funding for humanitarian and development projects in Democratic Republic of Congo worth more than $1 billion after the government dissolved the project fund without warning, the lender said.

Reuters

Sophie Wessex's life-changing year - death of 'second mum', award and key new roles

The last 12 months have been eventful for all of the royals but not least for Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, who has seen many changes in 2022 in both her family life and public role

Daily Mirror

DRC's president Tshisekedi under attack over regional security force

Three prominent Congolese figures, including Nobel winner Denis Mukwege accused President Felix Tshisekedi of pushing the Democratic Republic of Congo towards breakup by bringing in outside nations to tackle its security crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Nobel prize winner criticises western ‘neglect’ and urges action over DRC violence

Denis Mukwege has demanded sanctions be imposed on Rwanda to ease the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Congo Nobel laureate asks U.N. to sanction Rwanda for alleged rebel support

Congo Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege has called for United Nations sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged support of the M23 rebel movement in eastern Congo, whose resurgence this year has led to bloody clashes and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Reuters

James Cleverly was out of his depth, but stopping sexual violence matters

Yesterday Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said: “Sexual violence is morally abhorrent, it is illegal, and yet it is still happening all around the world.” And so he carried on his speech at the opening of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative conference. It was more platitude than anything else.…

Evening Standard

Sophie Wessex joins Ukraine's First Lady in call to eradicate the evil of wartime rape

Sophie Countess of Wessex appeared alongside First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, who said that sexual violence during conflict was being perpetrated “systematically and openly”

Daily Mirror

Angelina Jolie: World must bring Vladimir Putin’s war rapists to justice

Exclusive: Angelina Jolie calls for stronger campaign to stop sexual violence in conflict including in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Action is needed right now to end sexual violence in conflict

Despite pledges from governments worldwide, not nearly enough has been done over the past decade to help survivors and deter perpetrators, says UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie

The Guardian - UK

Nobel laureate Nadia Murad: 'Sexual violence does not go away when war is over'

In 2014, Nadia Murad was captured, alongside many other Yazidi women, by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in the Iraqi town of Sinjar. She was held hostage, enslaved, tortured and raped, before escaping to Mosul and making her way to Germany. After sharing the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize with…

France 24

Sophie tells Congolese rape survivors their voices can inspire change

The countess is on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the first by a member of the British royal family.

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Sophie Wessex makes royal history as she carries out important official visit

Sophie Wessex is currently visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the devastating impact of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict - and has become the first member of the royal family to visit the African country

The Independent UK

Sophie’s hugs for pioneering surgeon who treats Congolese rape survivors

The countess is on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the first by a member of the British royal family.

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Fighting the horror of wartime rape, Nobel Peace Prize winner won't give up hope

Dr. Denis Mukwege has spent decades treating women who have been raped in his homeland of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He's calling on the world to take action for women in Ukraine.

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