Communiques – en
24.11.10 Monusco comments on operation ‘Protection Shield’
See annex.
Read More24.11.10 Unicef: second phase of polio immunization campaign carried out in DR Congo
GOMA – DR Congo took a major step toward eradicating polio this month with the second round of a mass immunization campaign targeting children under the age of five in nine provinces.
Read More23.11.10 ICC: Trial Opens for Congo’s Ex-Vice President (HRW)
Bemba Case Relates to Central African Republic Coup in 2002
BRUSSELS – Judges of Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin hearing evidence on Monday, November 22, 2010, in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former vice president of Congo, rebel leader, and leader of Congo's main opposition party.
Read More23.11.10 ICGLR Civil Society Parallel Summit on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources
We are pleased to forward the communiqué issued at the ICGLR Civil Society Parallel Summit on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources held from 11-12 November 2010 in Kinshasa, DRC. Kindly pass it on for information to your contacts as well.
Read More19.11.10 Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC): Trial Opens for Ex-Vice President
Judges of Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin hearing evidence on Monday, November 22, 2010, in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former vice president of Congo, rebel leader, and leader of Congo's main opposition party.
Read More17.11.10 Brussels: African Conference on Responsible Business and Good Governance (November 17-18)
BRUSSELS – Business and civil society leaders from Africa and across the world gather in Brussels on November 17–18 for the conference on Responsible Business and Good Governance to plan a roadmap for the private sector to deal with corruption and weak governance in Africa. Also attending are high-level government officials, donors, and representatives of international organizations.
Read More15.11.10 EurAc pleads for more dialogue in the approach against the LRA
EurAc: Military strategies against the LRA will have no lasting impact without dialogue and negotiations
Read More11.11.10 Congo/Central African Republic: LRA Victims Appeal to Obama
US Should Act to Protect Civilians From Atrocities, Arrest War Crimes Perpetrators
Read More10.11.10 Journaliste En Danger (Kinshasa): Journalist Sentenced in Absentia to Eight Months in Prison
Journalist in Danger (JED) has learned, with great concern, of the 2 November 2010 verdict by the Peace Tribunal of Kinshasa/Gombe, which sentenced a journalist to eight months in prison and heavy fines.
Read More09.11.10 Congolese victims file class action against Canadian mining company
MONTREAL – An association representing Congolese citizens filed a class action today in a Montreal court against Canadian company Anvil Mining Limited. It is alleged that the company, by providing logistical assistance, played a role in human rights abuses, including the massacre by the Congolese military of more than 70 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004. The citizens have brought the claim through an association of relatives of victims and survivors which is supported by a coalition of Canadian, international and Congolese non-government organizations.
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