mobile court hearings

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

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

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

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 [...]

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

Dem. Rep. Of Congo

Yumbi massacres: Justice in slow motion

10 June 2022 by Caleb Kazadi

Opened a year ago, the trial concerning ethnic violence in Yumbi, Democratic Republic of Congo, has been at a standstill since the beginning of April. Eighty people are on trial for acts including crimes against humanity during cl [...]

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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.

Dem. Rep. Of Congo

21 April 2022 by Joseph Mbuyi

In Kasai, justice against all odds In the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is the third war crimes trial of former members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia. On April 19, seven former members of this rebel movement were convicted for war crimes committed in 2017 in Ka [...]