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What War Does to Women: new book highlights the plague of conflict-related sexual violence

17.03.2020 - (Last modified: 18.03.2020)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

In a searing, angry reckoning of a book, Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent at The Sunday Times, exposes the un...

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In Kasai (DRC), law and medicine work hand in hand towards higher accountability

25.11.2019

Democratic Republic of the Congo

For its first venture in the Kasai region, TRIAL International has partnered with the medical NGO Physicians for Human R...

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Shining verdict in the Kokodikoko case (DRC)

19.11.2019 - (Last modified: 05.06.2024)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Three former militiamen, including the infamous warlord Kokodikoko, have been condemned for crimes against humanity. The...

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Mobile courts in the DRC: why, and how?

28.10.2019

Global

Major trials in Eastern DRC such as in the Kokodikoko, Mutarule and Kavumu cases all share a common practice: mobile cou...

Opinions

Sheka trial in DRC: what support is envisaged for the 290 victims?

05.03.2019 - (Last modified: 23.11.2020)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

On 1 March 2019, a new chapter opened in the Sheka trial: the victims of this warlord, who has terrorized North Kivu, st...

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“They were raping our girls”

04.07.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rémy Cingo is a father from Kavumu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When a militia started raping girls and bab...

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“On the day of the trial, my heart was strong”

22.06.2018

Global

For her two raped daughters, Divine overcame her fears and testified in the courtroom: “We were pushed down and told we...

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DRC: a campaign to set up civilian tribunals

09.04.2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo

A coalition launches its project of a civil institution: based on the model of the tribunal, it aims to create a space o...

Opinions

Raising the bar: a holistic approach to improving the judiciary

22.03.2018

Global

Beyond training lawyers, it soon became apparent capacity-building should extend to judges, prosecutors and policy-make...

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Ntumwa "Marocain" Maro, a warlord in the dock

25.01.2018 - (Last modified: 18.07.2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ntumwa Maro, a warlord in the dock Marocain is suspected of being one of the highest-ranking leaders of a group that ki...

Opinions

With your help, justice becomes possible

14.12.2017 - (Last modified: 16.02.2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

A letter from Elsa Taquet When our forces unite to denounce and fight against atrocities, justice becomes possible. The Kavumu case, which I got the chance to participate in, is the best illustration that when national and international actors combine their efforts to obtain justice, it makes it possible to fight against systematic impunity, such as in this landmark...

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DRC: justice has spoken for the 150 victims of Musenyi

02.08.2017 - (Last modified: 18.07.2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

In September 2015, the village of Musenyi experienced absolute horror: a series of rapes and looting, committed by the...

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