The Nobel laureate imprisoned in his own hospital
He has operated on thousands of survivors of rape but now the powers that be want him dead
3 April 2021 • 8:11am
Over the last two decades, Dr Denis Mukwege has seen his fair share of horrors.
The Nobel laureate and his colleagues have treated tens of thousands of war rape survivors at Hospital Panzi in the Democratic Republic of Congo – stitching little girls’ intestines back inside them after militias and soldiers tore them apart.
The gynaecologist’s efforts have won him international acclaim and the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. But these days, Dr Mukwege can barely wander past the hospital’s gates because of death threats.