Democratic Republic of Congo

Eastern DR Congo: Surge in Army Atrocities

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:10:28 -0800

(New York) - Congolese armed forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have brutally killed hundreds of civilians and committed widespread rape in the past three months in a military operation backed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch said today.

AU: African Civil Society Presses States for ICC Support

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:45:00 -0800

(Johannesburg) - A network of African civil society and international organizations today called upon African Union (AU) states to use the AU's upcoming session about the International Criminal Court (ICC) to promote the court's ability to prosecute the world's worst crimes fairly and effectively.

DR Congo: Civilian Cost of Military Operation is Unacceptable

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:01:00 -0700

(Goma) - The Congolese government's military operation in eastern Congo, Kimia II, backed by United Nations peacekeepers and aimed at neutralizing the threat from a Rwandan Hutu militia group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), has resulted in an unacceptable cost for the civilian population, said 84 humanitarian and human rights groups in the Congo Advocacy Coalition

Nobel Spotlights Need for Obama to Act on Rights

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:07:47 -0700

(New York) - The award of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama should encourage him to apply his stated principles to both foreign and domestic human rights policy, Human Rights Watch said today.

A “mixed chamber” for Congo?

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:45:00 -0700

I. Introduction

II. Rationale for a mixed chamber

III. Legal foundation

A. Instrument of creation

1. National legislation and the need for regional cooperation

Mathilde Muhindo, Democratic Republic of Congo

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:21:58 -0700

2009 Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism
Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch collaborates with these courageous activists to create a world in which people live free of violence, discrimination, and oppression.

Rape as a Weapon -- Rights Watch #17

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:21:35 -0700

The United Nations' new special representative on women and conflict could finally give some teeth to the global fight against rape as a weapon of war. Congo is one place where this new office could make a big difference. With HRW's Marianne Mollmann and Juliane Kippenberg.

Stopping Rape as a Weapon of War in Congo

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:25:32 -0700

Impact_September_Map

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:37 -0700

SADC: Press Zimbabwe to Implement Rights Reforms

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:01:00 -0700

(Johannesburg) - Southern African leaders should press Zimbabwe's power-sharing government to end ongoing human rights violations and to implement legal reforms, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Heads of state from members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are holding a summit meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on September 7 and 8, 2009.