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Bernard Kinvi
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Fr. Bernard Kinvi, O.S.Cam., is a Camillian Catholic priest and the director of the John Paul II Hospital of Bossemptele in northwestern Central African Republic. Originally from Togo, he has worked in the Central African Republic since 2008. When brutal sectarian violence erupted in the country in 2013, Fr. Kinvi sheltered hundreds of Muslims in the church, despite repeated death threats. Fr. Kinvi's efforts to protect Muslims have been recognized by Human Rights Watch, which bestowed on him the 2015 Alison Des Forges Award.
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