Country: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
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Armed groups threaten human rights defenders
Uvira (East of the Democratic Republic of Congo) – In a region where armed groups continue to commit grave human rights violations, defend human rights of former child soldiers is a high-risk activity. For example, two human rights defenders (HRDs) have been violently attacked by armed men in the office of their NGO. This incident…
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Concerns about mass jailbreak from Bukavu prison
Goma, DR Congo (East) – ASF is concerned about the consequences of the mass jailbreak by 288 prisoners from the central prison in Bukavu, South Kivu. This kind of jailbreak from Congolese prisons is a threat to the safety of the victims of crime and witnesses who contributed to the conviction of some of the…
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Congo: unsatisfactory verdict for crimes committed in Minova
ASF believe that the ruling passed by the North Kivu Operational Military Court can only be a first step towards the search for the real culprits of the atrocities committed in the town of Minova in 2012. More than a thousand victims of rape and looting wait for compensation, as well as the truth about…
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For a more accessible justice system in eastern Congo
The vulnerable population in the east of the DRC is benefiting from free legal advice thanks to a new partnership between the bar associations in the region and ASF. In practice, this means that more life is injected into the free legal aid services, helping to make the justice system more attainable for people seeking…
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Who is responsible for the crimes committed in Bogoro?
ASF welcomes the decision made by the ICC on 7 March to find Germain Katanga guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity. Katanga is the first defendant standing trial at the ICC to be found guilty in relation to such crimes. ASF regrets, however, that the trial was not able to establish the whole truth…
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