Communiques – en

Enact Laws to Facilitate Trials for Grave International Crimes

IRIN is proud to announce the launch of “War on Women”, a heart-rending, 15-minute film by award-winning filmmaker Dearbhla Glynn.

The General Secretary has written to the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo, condemning the arrest of Mr Victor Umba Ilunga, President of the national union delegation and demanding his unconditional release.

On the occasion of the Symposium on Human Rights organised by
the EICC (Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition) with the participation of 89 firms operating in the electronics industry

see attachment

Ntaganda Faces Charges of Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes

On Patron St Feast each year KU Leuven honors persons of exceptional academic, social or cultural level On February 3, 2014 honorary doctorates are awarded to specialists who each have contributed to the research and tackling poverty . Their own way were the crowning

Friends of the Congo (FOTC) will launch its sixth annual Breaking the Silence Speakers Tour on February 5th in Salisbury, Maryland at Salisbury University.

February 5, 2014

The World Bank has just made a surprise decision to indefinitely
postpone the board discussion of its support for the huge Inga 3 Dam in
the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Bank's board of directors was
scheduled to vote on a $73 million grant to prepare for the project on
February 11. Opposition from local and international NGOs has been
mounting, and civil society groups are now urging the Bank to
fundamentally reconsider the Inga 3 Project.

“ The whole population is vulnerable to human rights abuses in North Kivu and those speaking out to protect these people are deliberately targeted from all sides”

Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director