Giving Compass' Take:

• Denis Mukwege advocates for changing international policy and putting conventions in place to make rape as a weapon of war a crime against humanity.

• What changes need to happen to achieve a cultural and systemic change against sexual violence as a weapon of war?

Here are 4 things you can do to help end sexual violence. 


Dr. Denis Mukwege is a gynecological surgeon and the founder and medical director of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped during conflict.

Read the full article about stopping sexual violence as a weapon of war at The Rockefeller Foundation.