Dr. Denis Mukwege is a gynecologist and women’s rights advocate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has dedicated his life to helping the survivors of sexualized violence in his war-torn country and worldwide. Dr. Mukwege provides physical, psychological, and legal support to its victims while also seeking to bring the perpetrators to justice and ban the use of rape as a weapon of war on a global level. To advance these efforts, he founded the Panzi Hospital and Foundation and co-founded the Global Survivors Fund (GSF). In 2017, Dr. Mukwege was named Aurora Humanitarian, and in 2018, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.