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Read More04 06 14 HRW – Investigate Attacks on Oil Project Critics
Virunga Park Staff, Activists Need Protection
Read More04 06 14 Global itness – Glencore and the Gatekeeper
How the world’s largest commodities trader made a friend of Congo’s president $67 million richer
Read More30 25 14 Congho Ressource – The Lake that Probably Won't Kill You (anytime soon)
One of the most poignant memories I have of the Asian Tsunami is of a Sri Lankan official, in near-tears, trying to explain why his government hadn't anticipated the catastrophe. "We have three thousand years of court chronicles," he said. "There's no history of anything like this ever happening."
Read More30 05 14 Concern over camp-closure threat in North Kivu
KINSHASA, 28 May 2014 (IRIN) – A warning by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that they are considering measures to compel internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northeastern province of North Kivu to return to their homes, and might close a number of camps in Goma, has alarmed the humanitarian community.
Read More30 05 14 As June 2nd conflict minerals deadline approaches, Global Witness warns that first reports lack substance
Initial company reports submitted under a landmark U.S. law that aims to stop the minerals trade fuelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are disappointing, warns Global Witness.
Read More28 05 14 UN News Service – Senior UN officials urge Brazzaville to halt expulsion of DR Congo nationals
Senior United Nations officials today demanded that Republic of the Congo immediately stop expelling citizens from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, and called for an investigation into allegations of sexual violence and other human rights violations.
Read More19 05 14 ICTI – Refusal to Pardon Serious Crimes Signals Justice Could be On the Way
A new amnesty law passed by the government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will grant amnesty to hundreds of members of armed groups engaged in hostilities, including members of the infamous M23 rebels.
Read More19 05 14 GW- Glencore pumped president’s friend with cash as it took over prize Congo mine
Glencore, the world’s largest commodities trader, enriched a friend of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s president by tens of millions of dollars and protected his interests as it gained control of one of Africa’s biggest copper miners, new research by Global Witness reveals.
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