Nobel-prize winning gynaecologist announces plans to run for president of DRC
Denis Mukwege won the Nobel peace prize in 2018 for his campaign against sexual violence
December 2022
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
November 2021
‘I can’t explain how I am still alive’: Dr Denis Mukwege on risking his life to save African women
The Nobel prize-winning gynaecologist counts Michaela Coel, Jill Biden and a small army of Congolese women among his fans. Yet he still won’t call himself a hero
October 2019
Nobel peace prize winners launch fund for wartime rape survivors
Nobel laureates set $100m fundraising goal as they spearhead push to provide money, healthcare and education
June 2019
Stop the carnage: doctors call for an end to Syria hospital airstrikes
As Idlib province comes under renewed attack, Nobel laureates and surgeons issue a plea to save their colleagues and patients
December 2018
Indifference to sexual violence eats away at us all, say Nobel pair
After the Nobel peace prize, it’s time to focus on the victims of rape
Winnie M Li
Nobel peace prize goes to campaigners against sexual violence
My friend Denis Mukwege is a beacon for all men to follow
Eve Ensler
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Nobel peace prize joint winner Denis Mukwege on finding hope in the horror of war – archive video
Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad - as it happened
Nadia Murad carries the fight for traumatised Yazidis
The Upside weekly report
Heroes and victories: selflessness in Indonesia and noble Nobel winners
December 2017
Congolese fighters convicted of raping young girls in landmark case
Kavumu in east Congo known as the ‘rape capital of the world’, where sexual violence crimes are ignored
March 2017
The Q&A
Gloria Steinem: ‘I shouldn’t have been a Playboy Bunny – even to write an exposé’
The writer on behaving badly with old lovers, Donald Trump, and the impact Little Women had on her
December 2016
Women's rights and gender equality
No sleep for Congolese mothers trying to save their girls from rape
Officially, sexual violence has declined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dubbed the ‘rape capital of the world’. But frontline workers tell a different story
August 2016
The long read
The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice
The Long Read: In the past three years, Kavumu, in eastern Congo, has been torn apart by a series of horrific attacks. Will the perpetrators ever answer for their crimes?
March 2016
Nobel peace prize: record nominations including Trump and Pope
Nominees include US presidential hopeful, German chancellor and the Pope as more than 376 people and organisations are put forward for recognition
October 2015
Who should win the Nobel peace prize? Guardian readers nominate
The winner of this year’s Nobel peace prize will be announced on Friday morning. We asked our readers who they thought should win. Here’s what they made of the top contenders
