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 doctor described what he called a “dramatic situation” in the Congo’s North Kivu region.

“We had 10,000 cases of sexual violence, with 30 to 35 percent are rapes against children. There is a trend towards…