Nobel Peace Prize Winner Assumes UN Protection After Death Threats
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Assumes UN Protection After Death Threats

Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege is under the protection of the United Nations after being subjected to death threats.

CNN reports Mukwege was threatened after he demanded justice for serious crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A gynecologist, Mukwege's career has spanned more than 20 years, during which time he has treated tens of thousands of rape victims.