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DRC: A policeman sentenced for raping two minors

26.04.2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Bukavu military court has sentenced a Congolese policeman to 20 years of prison for raping two minors. The girls 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...

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Kavumu case: interview with “the man who mends women”

08.02.2018 - (Last modified: 20.12.2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Doctor Mukwege founded Panzi Hospital in Bukavu in 1999. Since its inception, more than 50'000 women, including the you...

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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...

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Kavumu case: the key role of local actors

23.01.2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Despite threats and intimidations on behalf of those whom they disturb, the Congolese actors stood firm. Attorney Charl...

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Kavumu Case: An investigator at the heart of the issue

09.01.2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Before destiny led him to the victims of Kavumu, Georges Kuzma, police and justice expert consultant for Physicians for...

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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Justice is delivered for the children of Kavumu

13.12.2017 - (Last modified: 02.02.2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bukavu / Geneva / New York, December 13, 2017. In an extraordinary and landmark ruling, 11 Congolese militia members, w...

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Kavumu: A psychologist alongside traumatized children

04.12.2017 - (Last modified: 10.01.2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jacqueline Fall, an expert medical consultant for Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), has always worked with children and...

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Kavumu trial maintained to 9 November

09.11.2017 - (Last modified: 22.11.2017)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Geneva, 9 November 2017 - After several days of uncertainty, the trial for the Kavumu rapes will finally open today in B...

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The Kavumu child rape cases: Finally, a trial

02.11.2017 - (Last modified: 09.11.2017)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

UPDATE: due to unforeseen circumstances, the trial will start on 9 November 2017. Bukavu, Geneva, New-York, 2...

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Kavumu case: young girls abducted at night and raped

31.10.2017 - (Last modified: 17.06.2020)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kavumu is a particularly poor village situated in the province of South Kivu, in Eastern DRC. Not far from the provincia...

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