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Women, Not Weapons: India's Survivors All Deserve Justice

28 years after Kunan and Poshpora, abuses still persist

February 23 sticks in my mind the way a birthday does for most people. After my first 10 years of Bharatanatyam training, I performed my arangetram — a classical dancer’s debut full-length solo recital — on that day in 2013. In telling…
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Barack Obama’s Shaky Legacy on Human Rights

For all his promises — and a Nobel Peace Prize — the Obama presidency delivered more hope than change

As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many fear a new hostility to human rights on the part of the United States. From his divisive rhetoric about minorities to his embrace of autocrats abroad, there is plenty to worry about.  Trump…
U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the conclusion of his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington January 12, 2016.
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Ending the cycle of abuse in Congo

If leaders of the M23 rebels are allowed to reintegrate into the Congolese army, the message will be clear: rape, pillage and murder will go unpunished. On Nov. 19, armed men from a rebel group called the M23 were looking for a prominent civil…
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Rwanda’s Rampaging Rebel Force

Despite supporting a brutal rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda is about to take a seat on the U.N. Security Council. Few countries dare challenge the Security Council the way Rwanda does; even fewer get away with it. Yet on…
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Letter to World Bank Vice President for Africa On Rwanda

Mr. Makhtar Diop Vice President for Africa World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA Cc: Ms. Carrie Turk, Country Manager, Rwanda Board of Executive Directors Re: Concerns About World Bank Financing in Rwanda Dear Vice President Diop…
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Rwanda is hindering justice for Congo's atrocity victims

Rebel leader Thomas Lubanga may now be in jail, but Rwanda continues to support his co-accused, Bosco Ntaganda

The sentencing on Tuesday of Thomas Lubanga, a rebel leader from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was a rare victory for Congolese victims of atrocities. There have been few occasions during my 13 years of documenting abuses in Congo by Lubanga and…
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Child soldiers: A worldwide scourge

Joseph Kony, Thomas Lubanga and Charles Taylor are just the tip of the iceberg. The use of children as soldiers extends far beyond Africa. Last week in The Hague, the International Criminal Court, or ICC, found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty…
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Letter from National Organisations to the President of the DR Congo on the Arrest of Bosco Ntaganda

This is not a letter from Human Rights Watch, but we believe the content of the letter is a courageous step by dozens of Congolese NGOs to end the culture of impunity and we applaud their efforts

His Excellency President Joseph Kabila Kabange, Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Goma, February 19, 2009 With our highest respect, Your Excellency, As the representatives of 51 Congolese NGOs in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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Urge the Congolese Authorities to Arrest ICC Suspect Bosco Ntaganda

Letter to Secretary Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton, We are writing to request that the United States government use all means at its disposal, including a public statement, to encourage the government…
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Urge Congolese Government to Enforce ICC Arrest Warrant on War Crimes Charges

Letter to all EU Foreign Ministers

Brussels Dear Foreign Minister, We are writing to express Human Rights Watch's deep disappointment that the European Union (EU) has not publicly called on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to arrest Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted by the…
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Letter to President Kabila: Arrest Bosco Ntaganda

H.E. President Joseph Kabila Kabange Gombe, Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo New York Your Excellency, Human Rights Watch writes to express its deep concern that your government is considering appointing Bosco Ntaganda to a senior position in…

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