Sexual violence as war weapon: Here's why the Nobel Prize for Peace matters

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad are the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize award of 2018

For ordinary women and men, peace is vital – as essential as air itself. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize award of 2018, know this.

Mukwege is “the helper” who has provided medical care and surgery for thousands of survivors of sexual violence in his country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 1999 he founded the Panzi Hospital that’s become known for its comprehensive support to over 48,482 survivors of sexual violence.

Mukwege´s response to the Nobel Committee was both a call to