The Manifesto is the result of reflections emerging from the various contributions throughout the congress. It represents an urgent call to action, offering concrete recommendations and outlining the essential next steps to sustain and intensify advocacy efforts toward eliminating gender-based violence.
Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, founder and president of the Panzi Foundation in the Democratic Republic of Congo received an honorary doctorate from the University of Montreal (UdeM) in 2019. Since then, UdeM has integrated the Mukwege International Research Chair, which was initiated by Professor Emeritus (University of Liège) Véronique De Keyser, Honorary deputy of the European Parliament, following Dr. Denis Mukwege's initial contacts in November 2013 with the aim of setting up cooperation programs for the follow-up of survivors of sexual violence.
The 5th Congress of the Mukwege International Chair (5CCIM) will be held for the first time in North America, from December 3 to 6, 2024 at the Palais des congrès in Montreal.
Special Guests
Denis MUKWEGE
President and Founder, Panzi Foundation, Democratic Republic of Congo
Baroness Helić
Member of the House of Lords, United Kingdom
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Véronique DE KEYSER
Professor Emeritus, University of Liège and Honorary Member of the European Parliament, Belgium
Diane FRANCOEUR
Executive director of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Melchoir Athanase J.C.AÏSSI
Director, West African Health Organization (WAHO)
Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
Founding President of Stand Speak Rise Up!
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Guest speakers
Jasmine ABDULCADIR
Associate Physician. Head of the Gyneco-Obstetrical
Emergency Unit. Genital and Vulvar Mutilation Consultation, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Ewelina OCHAB
Senior Legal Officer, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute, UK
Kim Thuy SEELINGER
Senior Coordinator for Gender-based Crimes
and Crimes Against and Affecting Children,
Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court and Research Associate Professor, Washington University, United States
ÉTIENNE, Marjolaine
President of Quebec Native Women (QNW) and advisor to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, Canada
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This content has been updated on 6 November 2025 at 22h16.