• ICC: Congolese Rebel Leader Acquitted in Court’s Second Case
    Dec 18, 2012
    Press release
    The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) acquittal on December 18, 2012, of a Congolese rebel leader on all charges should re-energize efforts to prosecute others for atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • DR Congo: US Should Urge Rwanda to End M23 Support
    Nov 20, 2012
    Press release
    The United States government should publicly support sanctions against Rwandan officials backing the armed group M23, which has been responsible for widespread war crimes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. M23 rebels, whose commanders have been implicated in serious abuses, captured the city of Goma on November 20, 2012.
  • Keep Soldiers Out of Schools and Universities
    Nov 20, 2012
    Press release
    The use of schools and other education institutions for military purposes by armed forces and non-state armed groups during wartime endangers students and their education around the world, said the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack in a study released today.
  • DR Congo: Awaiting Justice One Year After Ethnic Attack
    Oct 4, 2012
    Press release
    Congolese authorities have done virtually nothing to identify or bring to justice the killers of seven humanitarian workers in an ethnically motivated attack a year ago in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • DR Congo: M23 Rebels Committing War Crimes
    Sep 11, 2012
    Press release
    M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are responsible for widespread war crimes, including summary executions, rapes, and forced recruitment. Thirty-three of those executed were young men and boys who tried to escape the rebels’ ranks.
  • Awards for Rights Activists from Congo, Libya
    Aug 14, 2012
    Press release
    Abbé Benoît Kinalegu from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Salah Marghani from Libya have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. Recipients of this award are leading voices for justice in their countries, working relentlessly to protect the rights and dignity of others.
  • ICC: Congolese Rebel Leader Gets 14 Years
    Jul 10, 2012
    Press release
    The International Criminal Court’s sentencing on July 10, 2012, of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for recruiting and using child soldiers sends an important message about the gravity of this crime. 
  • UN: ‘List of Shame’ Cites School Attacks
    Jun 12, 2012
    Press release
    Armed forces and armed groups that attack schools and teachers should face consequences from the United Nations Security Council.
  • DR Congo: Rwanda Should Stop Aiding War Crimes Suspect
    Jun 3, 2012
    Press release
    Rwandan military officials have been arming and supporting the mutiny in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • ICC: Pursue Case Against Rwandan Rebel Leader
    Jun 1, 2012
    Press release
    The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should urgently submit information sought by the court in the case against a Rwandan rebel leader whose forces are still committing atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 31, 2012, the ICC judges unanimously found that the request for an arrest warrant against Sylvestre Mudacumura lacked clarity and specificity, but did not rule on the merits of the case.