Human rights must be defended every day.
In this episode of Human Rights Today, we speak with Dr Denis Mukwege: gynaecologist, human rights defender, and laureate of both the Sakharov Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize. His work has helped thousands of survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dr Mukwege reflects on the growing threats facing human rights worldwide and the responsibility we all share to defend them.
“The European Parliament… must stand up for the respect for human rights since that is part of the DNA of the European Union – human rights, democracy”.
Human rights cannot become empty words. They must be lived, protected and made accessible to everyone.