Country: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
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Lubanga trial: ASF welcomes the first judgment of the International Criminal Court
Brussels/The Hague, 14 March 2012 – Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) welcomes today’s decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to declare Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of war crimes.
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“The Chebeya affair”: Justice on the big screen
Upon release of the documentary The Cheyeba affair. Duty of Justice today in Belgian theaters, Avocats Sans Frontières reemphasises the need for impartial justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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ASF in the Democratic Republic of Congo
General context With a population of roughly 80,000,000, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second-biggest country in Africa. Despite elections in 2006 and 2011, which were considered democratic by the international community, DRC is struggling to end the cycle of conflict. Insecurity persists in the east, where it has been maintained for…
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ASF concerned about surge in violence in Eastern Congo
Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) is concerned about the surge of violence that is affecting the civilian population in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).