PHR Statement on Intimidation and Threats Against Dr. Denis Mukwege, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Physician for Human Rights issued the following news release:
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As a longstanding partner of Dr. Denis Mukwege - the renowned Congolese surgeon, 2018 Nobel Prize for Peace co-laureate, and Founder and Medical Director of Panzi Hospital, South Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is urgently appealing for immediate action to protect the doctor, his family members, his patients, and the vital work . . .
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As a longstanding partner of Dr. Denis Mukwege - the renowned Congolese surgeon, 2018 Nobel Prize for Peace co-laureate, and Founder and Medical Director of Panzi Hospital, South Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is urgently appealing for immediate action to protect the doctor, his family members, his patients, and the vital work . . .