Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege may have won his Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war, but the crusading surgeon said the groundwork for equality must be laid in peacetime, as he praised movements like #MeToo. Mukwege, whose work has made him a global expert on gang rape in conflict, will on Monday be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize that he shares with Yazidi activist Nadia Murad. ‘Tip of the iceberg’The Nobel laureate lives under armed guard at his hospital after an attack in 2012. His focus will stay on his work at the hospital, he said, despite the publicity of the Nobel award. “The Nobel Prize found me in the operating room.

Source: Egypt Independent December 09, 2018 01:52 UTC