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Malaka Gharib

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

Dr. Denis Mukwege is a gynecologist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and advocate against sexual violence in conflict zones like his homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is now speaking out against the reports of rapes committed by Russian soldiers during the war in Ukraine. (Fabian Sommer/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

Editor's note: This report includes descriptions of sexual and physical violence.

Dr. Denis Mukwege is not surprised by reports of Ukrainian women being raped by Russian soldiers in the war. For over two decades, he has treated tens of thousands of rape survivors, many of whom suffered complex gynecological injuries, inflicted by armed groups in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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