Julienne Lusenge is a woman human rights defender from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her fight for women's rights and against impunity has been internationally recognized. She founded the non governmental organisation Solidarité féminine pour la paix et le développement intégral (SOFEPADI). Julienne Lusenge mostly works in the province of North-Kivu, in Béni where she provides help to...
Women human rights defenders
They are exposed both because they are women and because they act for the defence and the promotion of human rights. These attacks occur within the personal sphere as well as the public sphere, but they are mostly based on gender.
