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Human Rights Watch has worked strenuously to bring to the world’s attention grave crimes committed by Lubanga’s armed group, the Congolese Patriotic Union, as well as other rebel militias during the conflict in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Key Documents:

Democratic Republic of Congo Chronology

https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/08/20/dr-congo-chronology-key-events

Covered in Blood: Ethnically Targeted Violence in Northern DRC

https://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/07/07/covered-blood-0

Congo: War Is International, Not Local

https://www.hrw.org/news/2003/07/08/congo-war-international-not-local

The Curse of Gold
https://www.hrw.org/reports/2005/06/01/curse-gold-0

Congo: Bringing Justice to the Heart of Darkness

https://www.hrw.org/news/2006/02/06/congo-bringing-justice-heart-darkness

 

GIVING TUESDAY MATCH EXTENDED:

Did you miss Giving Tuesday? Our special 3X match has been EXTENDED through Friday at midnight. Your gift will now go three times further to help HRW investigate violations, expose what's happening on the ground and push for change.