Jeannine Mukanirwa
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
NationalityCongolese
Known forWomen's rights activism and peace promotion
Children2

Jeannine Mukanirwa Tshimpambu (born 1965) is a Congolese women's rights activist. She has been recognised by Amnesty International for her work for women's rights and peace promotion.

Early life

Jeannine Mukanirwa was born in 1965 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She has two children.[1]

Activism

Mukanirwa began women's rights activist work in 1989.[1] In 2001 she was serving as vice president of Promotion et Appui aux Initiatives Feminines (PAIF), a Congolese women's rights organisation. On 26 January she was arrested by Congolese authorities for suspected involvement in the assassination of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila. She was released the following month[2] and subsequently moved to Canada to avoid political persecution, but continued to work for PAIF.[3] In the early 2000s she condemned rape of women in the eastern Congo.[4] In 2002, Amnesty International accorded her its Ginetta Sagan Award for her work for women's rights and peace promotion.[1][3]

Mukanirwa oversaw the release of a pamphlet on violence against women in the Congo in 2007.[5] In 2009 she became the coordinator of Medica Mondiale's Peacebuilding Project in the Congo.[1] In 2018 she offered herself as a candidate to become President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the December elections.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Participant's Information: Presenting the participants of the international delegation: Jeannine Mukanirwa Tshimpambu" (PDF). Medica Mondiale. 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ U.S. Department of State 2002, pp. 153–154.
  3. 1 2 "The Ginetta Sagan Award". Amnesty International. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Rodriguez, Leah (9 August 2021). "7 Notable African Women Activists Who Deserve Wikipedia Pages". Global Citizen.
  5. ↑ Kiala, Regine (11 July 2007). "Avec l'appui de ECDI, PAC et Wold vision, un guide de sensibilisation contre les violences faites aux femmes de la RDC". Le Potentiel (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Matete, Merisa (8 August 2018). "Jeannine Mukanirwa appelle les RD-congolais à adhérer à sa vision 2060". AfricaNews (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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