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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a hub for the mineral trade, is a magnet for neighbouring Rwanda, as it is for other countries further afield, in the European Union and elsewhere. Photo: Members of the M23 armed group, supported by Rwanda, patrol in Goma, North Kivu.
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Modern-day gold rush in North Kivu: what the law can do

Is there a role for international law in what’s happening in North Kivu, and more generally in international peace, at a time when Rwanda seems to have drawn the conclusion of a global context marked by major powers openly considering the expansion of their own territories? For the author, while violence in the North Kivu […]
By Kerstin Bree Carlson (for Justice Info)
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In villages in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), survivors of attacks by Ugandan soldiers are waiting to receive reparations. Photo: Three survivors of massacres (seen from behind) in front of a mass grave (not shown) where their relatives are buried.

DRC: with the forgotten people of North Kivu

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the aid fund for victims of the ‘6-day war’ (often called ‘Genocost’ in the DRC) is struggling to fulfil its mission. Frivao is suspected of embezzlement and needs to be overhauled. Photo: Kisangani cemetery.

DRC: Victims’ fund overhauled  amid embezzlement suspicions

Victim of militias in 2003 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ruth Biangire was able to benefit from the help of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Ruth Biangire poses in her store, where she sells petrol in cans and bottles.

ICC/DRC: Reparations leave victims feeling sore (2/2)

International Criminal Court (ICC) reparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Farmer Kiza Nzungu Bwanafasi with his cows in Ituri province (DRC).

ICC/DRC: Reparations leave Bogoro victims feeling sore (1/2)

Kasai Truth Commission (Democratic Republic of Congo) - Children play on ruins in this region affected by the Kamwina Nsapu conflict.

Kasai-Central Truth Commission renewed despite meagre record

Justice in Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Photo: people displaced by the conflict between the local Kamwina Nsapu militia and government forces wait to receive food rations.

Kasai: how three senior officials escaped justice

Sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Women victims in DRC

Breaking the silence on conflict-related sexual violence

Genocost - A victim of the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still waiting to be

When will Congolese “Genocost” victims receive reparations?

Bosco Ntaganda at the International Criminal Court (ICC)

ICC confirms $30m reparations in DR Congo warlord case

Trial in D.R. Congo - A woman victim of rape in Kasai, walks in the center of Mulombodi (DRC)

Congo: Two top brass on trial for crimes against humanity in Kasai

Belgian Colonial Past - Black and white photo in which King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium are sitting on armchairs carried by Congolese in traditional dress.

Belgian colonial past: Commission fails on apology to victims

Drawing of David Van Reybrouck

David Van Reybrouck: "The fight for decolonization can’t be detached from the fight against global warming"

A Ugandan soldier patrols the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo after a massacre that killed more than 900 people.

What will Congo do with the millions paid by Uganda in reparation?

Felix Tshisekedi and Denis Sassou Nguesso (foreground) attend the funeral ceremony of Patrice Lumumba (large portrait in background).

Lumumba's tooth is returned, while still waiting for truth

A man in military clothing stands outside (Yumbi area). His face is not visible.

Yumbi massacres: Justice in slow motion

Court hearing in a village in Kasai, DRC. The seven defendants in the Kamuina Nsapu trial are in the center, surrounded by soldiers and a crowd of villagers.

In Kasai, justice against all odds

International Court of Justice

The ups and downs of a historic ruling on reparations

Ugandan soldiers in military transport trucks, waving fists and weapons

Ugandan reparations: $325 million that baffle the Congolese