Communiques – en
20 05 12 THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GREAT LAKES (ICGLR) REGION FIRMILY CONDEM THE RESUMING VIOLENCE IN THE NORTH-KIVU PROVINCE OF THE DRC
GOMA, 18 May 2012 : The Executive Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Regions (ICGLR) is deeply concerned about the resuming of the violence related to the negatives forces in the North-Kivu province in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), specifically in the districts of Masisi and Rutshuru since April 2012.
Read More06 05 12 Global Witness's full report on Glencore's activities in Congo
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Read More09 05 12 Global Witness – Glencore ‘should explain potentially corrupt deals in Congo’
Further information about Global Witness's investigation into Glencore’s investments in Congo and the company’s links to Dan Gertler, as well as written responses by Glencore and Mr Gertler’s representatives to questions from Global Witness can be found at www.globalwitness.org/secretsales
Read More08 05 12 IGO's letter to the DRC government on oil search in Virunga Park
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Read More04 05 12 Call for support to the government of the Democratic Republic ofCongo to arrest Bosco Ntaganda
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Read More25 04 12 Global Witness – EU must not allow big oil to undermine vital transparency law
Ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the European Parliament's Legal Affairs committee, Global Witness staged a parade of “dictators” in protest at plans to water down upcoming European laws to make oil, mining and timber companies more transparent about the billions of dollars that they pay in revenues to countries around the world. Time and time again Global Witness has highlighted how opaque money flows get squandered and embezzled, leaving ordinary citizens mired in poverty.
Read More16 01 12 Eurac – For an independent,non politicized CENI in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Read More13 04 12 HRW : Arrest Bosco Ntaganda for ICC Trial
President Suggests He’s Willing to Apprehend General Wanted for War Crimes
Read More11 04 12 Reprieve – Mother of Briton facing execution in Congo appeals to David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has today been urged to take action in the case of Joshua French, a British national facing execution in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read More05 04 12 NGOs ‘ Complain About George Forrest International’s Illegal Demolition of Houses in the DR Congo
Paris, Oxford, Brussels, Kinshasa 5 April 2012 – On 24 November 2009, the Compagnie Minière du Sud Katanga (CMSK), which operates the Luiswishi mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), supported and participated in the demolition of hundreds of houses in the villages of Kawama and Lukuni-Gare, in the vicinity of the mine. More than 500 homes were crushed by bulldozers belonging to CMSK and several people were injured. Entreprise Générale Malta Forrest (EGMF), a subsidiary of the Belgian group, GEORGE FORREST INTERNATIONAL GFI), has a 60 percent shareholding in the CMSK joint venture.
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