DRC military committed rape, murder: UN report
May 9, 2013
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) troops committed numerous war crimes, including rape and murder, as they retreated from an advance by the 23 March Movement (M23) rebels last November, according to a UN report released Wednesday. The report claims Congolese military troops raped at least 97 women....... [more] 
Congo war crimes suspect denies charges in first appearance before ICC
March 26, 2013
Congolese war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda denied charges at his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday. Ntaganda is accused of 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, pillage, using child soldiers and other crimes. After a cou....... [more]
Suspected DRC war criminal surrenders to ICC
March 22, 2013
Congolese war crimes suspect Gen. Bosco Ntaganda voluntarily surrendered himself into the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday. The ICC is now in the process of transferring him to The Hague from Rwanda. The ICC issued two arrest warrants, one in 2006 and one in 2012, for Nta....... [more]
Congo war crimes suspect surrenders at US embassy in Rwanda
March 19, 2013
Congolese war crimes suspect Gen. Bosco Ntaganda surrendered himself to a US embassy in Rwanda on Monday and requested extradition to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ntaganda has been wanted by the ICC since 2006 on charges enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 and of usin....... [more]
ICC Must Strengthen Sexual Violence Protections
March 7, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnists Chen Reis of the University of Denver and Lynn Lawry (pictured) of Brigham and Women's Hospital argue that unified action must be taken by parties other than the International Criminal Court in order to provide adequate and sustainable support for victims of sexual crimes dur....... [more]
UN official urges Security Council to send more forces to DRC
February 23, 2013
In a statement to the UN Security Council on Friday, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roger Meece urged the council to deploy an additional military brigade to help the "overstretched" peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Meece, the head of United Nation....... [more]
HRW: war crimes committed by M23 and Congolese forces
February 5, 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released report on Tuesday detailing numerous war crimes committed by the rebel group 23 March Movement (M23) and Congolese military forces during M23's occupation of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year. M23 officially withdrew from Goma on December....... [more]
UN probe: rights violations during recent violence in eastern DRC
December 19, 2012
A UN probe into human rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found on Tuesday that at least 126 people were raped and at least two civilians were killed during recent violence in the region. The probe focused on alleged human rights violations that occurred between Novem....... [more]
ICC acquits Congolese militia leader
December 18, 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday acquitted Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of rape, murder and pillage. Ngudjolo was accused of commanding fighters in a 2003 rebel attack on Bogoro, a strategic village in the mineral-rich Ituri region in eastern Congo. Some....... [more]
UN concerned for civilians affected by fighting in Congo
November 24, 2012
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday voiced its concern for Congolese civilians displaced by continued fighting in North Kivu. The UNHCR and its affiliates typically oversee 31 refugee camps hosting over 108,000 people in the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Cong....... [more]
UN concerned over human rights violations in eastern DRC
November 20, 2012
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Tuesday for the civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who are caught in continued fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the 23 March Movement (M23). Pillay stated tha....... [more]
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