source: Radio Okapi; Reuters; AFP
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: N/A
location: Bukavu
notes: On 3 September 2020, thousands of supporters, including women victims of sexual violence, marched in Bukavu (Bukavu, Sud-Kivu) to denounce the death threats against the Nobel laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege. They called on the national and international authorities to guarantee his protection. Mukwege and his family received death threats in recent weeks after he called for justice over serious human rights violations in Minembwe area. [size=thousands]