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The Congolese people of Masuika, in Kasai Central (Democratic Republic of Congo), heard the final verdict in the trial of two former members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia, accused of war crimes committed in 2017. Photo: The crowd awaits the verdict at the place where the mobile court hearings were held, near the site of the crimes.
The people of Masuika hears two verdicts
11 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi (our special correspondent in Masuika, Central Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo)
The two men prosecuted for the martyrdom of a traditional chief in 2017 had their sentences reduced to 20 years in prison by the military court on March 10. The Congolese population of Masuika, in Central Kasai, was also able to a [...]
In the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the verdict is confirmed on appeal for two defendants, former Kamwina Nsapu militiamen, in a trial for war crimes. Photo: The two defendants pose under a tent set up during a mobile court hearing in the village where the crimes took place. Settling of scores in Kasai
10 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi (our special correspondent in Masuika, Central Kasai, DRC)
The appeal trial for the murder of Chief Mbangu in 2017 in Masuika, in the province of Central Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ended on March 7. The two defendants, sentenced to death in first instance, accused each other [...]
In Kasai (Democratic Republic of Congo), some trials are held in mobile courts, in the heart of the villages, as close as possible to the crimes and the victims. Photo: Protected witnesses are covered from head to toe during a trial for war crimes committed by members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia. In Kasai, justice on the ground and under protection
6 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi (our special correspondent in Masuika, Central Kasai, DRC)
After several postponements, the appeal trial of two men sentenced to death for war crimes committed in the Congolese region of Kasai opened in the town of Masuika on March 3. The entire court traveled to the crime site. To hear t [...]
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
10 December 2024 by Claude Sengenya (special envoy in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo)
In North Kivu, the inhabitants of the villages of Maboya-Loya and Kikere have not yet seen a penny of the millions of dollars in reparations paid to Congo by Uganda for the violence perpetrated by Ugandan soldiers a quarter of a c [...]
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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.
9 September 2024 by Claude Sengenya (our special envoy in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo)
ICC/DRC: Reparations leave victims feeling sore (2/2) After the village of Bogoro, in the Ituri region of north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, our correspondent went to Bunia to interview other beneficiaries of the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims. These a [...]
International Criminal Court (ICC) reparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Farmer Kiza Nzungu Bwanafasi with his cows in Ituri province (DRC).
6 September 2024 by Claude Sengenya (our special envoy in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo)
ICC/DRC: Reparations leave Bogoro victims feeling sore (1/2) On April 24, the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims announced the closure of part of its reparations programme in the Ituri region, northeast Democratic Republic of Congo. Our correspondent travelled to Bogoro, [...]
Reintegration and reconciliation of a former ‘genocidaire’ in Rwanda - Photo: Hamenyimana poses in his field in the village of Remera.
10 June 2024 by Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro (our correspondent in Rwanda)
Pascal Hamenyimana and the timid reintegration of a former “génocidaire” Back in his village after serving a 15-year prison sentence for complicity in genocide, ex-convict Pascal Hamenyimana is gradually returning to a normal life, thanks to the welcome, the moral and financial support of several survi [...]
In memory of the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda, 30 years on. Photo: At the end of the commemorations, an elder leaves the Mayunzwe memorial and walks down the hill towards the village.
9 April 2024 by Thierry Cruvellier (special envoy in Mayunzwe, Rwanda)
Mayunzwe remembers the "Calvary" of the Tutsis On April 7, all Rwandans commemorated 30 years since the 1994 genocide. While an official ceremony was held in the capital Kigali, gatherings were also organized on hillsides across the country. In Mayunzwe, central Rwanda, villag [...]
Nika Jeiranashvili tells how he went from international justice expert to wine expert in Georgia
25 March 2024 by Franck Petit (special envoy in Kolagi, Georgia)
Nika, the Georgian international justice repentant There are many who have been disappointed by international justice, but few who speak so frankly and draw such clear-cut conclusions. Nika Jeiranashvili was the face of Georgian civil society, in The Hague, during the Internationa [...]
Mevloud Kharazishvili, victim of the war in Georgia and beneficiary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trust Fund for Victims assistance programme. Photo: Kharazishvili shows the pasture where he was kidnapped by Russian soldiers.
21 March 2024 by Franck Petit (special envoy in Gori, Georgia)
Georgia: ICC Trust Fund for Victims struggles with reality The central Georgian town of Gori is known as the birthplace of Stalin, whose statue long stood before the town hall and was only removed after the Russia-Georgia war of August 2008. For almost a year now, Gori has been the site o [...]
At his trial for high treason in Odessa, Mykolaïv district prosecutor Gennadyi Herman receives eggs thrown by the victims' families in the audience.
4 July 2023 by Iryna Salii
A chief prosecutor, a Telegram account and the memory of a deadly strike This is the first time an official of this rank is being tried in Ukraine for high treason, and there was tension from the day it started. Gennadyi Herman was a head prosecutor in Mykolaïv when Russia’s invasion began, and the cit [...]