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Beyond the International Criminal Court conviction of D. R Congo war lord Thomas Lubanga
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Congolese war lord Thomas Lubanga of recruiting children and sending them…
Videos of March 2, 2011 UN Mapping Report briefing Capitol Hill
March 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R. Congo – Jacques Bahati’s Introductory RemarksMarch 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R….
Mining Ban and US law: Cause for Economic Crisis in Congo?
From the Jan-March 2011 Edition of Around Africa, by Bahati Jacques, AFJN Senior Policy AnalystSince President Barack…
House Africa Subcommittee Hearing on DRC Urges the Appointment of a Special Envoy to the Africa’s Great Lakes
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on…
House Africa Subcommittee Hearing on DRC Urges the Appointment of a Special Envoy to the Africa’s Great Lakes
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on…
UN mapping report on Congo: Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle Hopes for a Hearing
On March 2, 2011, on Capitol Hill, in the House of the Representatives, the African Great Lakes…
UN Mapping report on Crimes in D.R.Congo; Capitol Hill Advocacy objectives
In an interview with Ann Garrison of KPFA radio on the upcoming congressional briefing on March 2, AFJN…
Congressional Briefing to Address Justice and Stability in the Congo and Great Lakes Region of Africa
AFJN is co-hosting a Congressional Briefing to shed light on the UN Mapping Exercise Report which documents…
A word from the Regional Peace Coordinator for Southern Africa on DRC
The Africa Human Security Working Group of which AFJN is the convener had the pleasure of hearing…
Army disobeys President’s ban on mining in eastern Congo
On September 11th, 2010 the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) president Joseph Kabila put a moratorium…
Peace and Justice in D.R.Congo: Foothills School writes to Idaho Representatives
Dear Representative ,We, the students and staff of Foothills School of Arts and Sciences in Boise, are…
World Women March in Bukavu for Peace, Justice and Women’s Rights
By Nita Evele, Congo Global Action Thousands of Congolese women marched on the street of Bukavu, the…
Senators Coons and Isakson React to Congolese Supreme Court decision, call for transparent review of election results
WASHINGTON – A day after holding a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs on governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Senators Coons (D-Del.) and Isakson (R-Ga.) expressed deep concern about today’s ruling of the Congolese Supreme Court, which declared President Kabila the winner of recent elections without a transparent review of the election results.
Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and Enforce Justice for Victims
Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Friends of the CongoPhone: +1-202-584-6512Email: rwandaelections@gmail.comWednesday, December 15, 2010 – This month the…
Seeking Justice for the Victims: UN Mapping Exercise Report of October 1, 2010 on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, NGO letter to Congressman David Wu
We the undersigned come to you with concerns over the stability, security, justice and peace in the…
Rwandan Army Allies’ Crimes in Congo: Who is Not Named in the UN Report?
On October 1, 2010, the UN finally released its report (read it here) about the war crimes,…
Four Women and a Girl taken Hostage in Mwenga Territory
From October 14-17, 2010, 250 women from 48 countries and more than 1000 delegates from across the…
Rwandan Army Allies’ Crimes in Congo: Who is Not Named in the UN Report?
(First published in AFJN’s September-October Newsletter) By Bahati Jacques, Policy Analyst On October 1, 2010, the UN…
Democratic Republic of Congo: A Season of Hope
Wrinkled and hard, the woman looked 70; I did not know her age, only that she was…
Using Art as a Tool to End the Rape Pandemic in the Congo
By Evan Fowler, American University, AFJN InternProtecting women is a priority in the Congolese environment of insecurity…
