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Kavumu trial: High Military Court confirms all condemnations

26.07.2018 - (Last modified: 18.11.2019)
Globe Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tonight, the High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (HMC) has confirmed the condemnation of all 11...
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“They were raping our girls”

04.07.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
Globe 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...
Remy Cingo Kavumu
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“A married woman cannot talk about her rape”

19.06.2018 - (Last modified: 20.06.2018)
Globe Democratic Republic of the Congo
Held captive by a warlord, Gloria went through hell: beating, starvation, sexual slavery. When she was set free, she fac...
Sexual violence victim DRC
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Kavumu case: appeal opens near crimes venue

12.06.2018
Globe Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 12 June, the appeal trial of Kavumu Case began in Bukavu (DRC). The case relates to the rape of 40 girls for fetishis...
Kavumu trial
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DRC: head of militia receives 20 years sentence for mass crimes

30.04.2018
Globe Democratic Republic of the Congo
Colonel « Marocain » was found guilty of sexual slavery, rape, looting and attack against civilians in DRC. An additiona...
MS Kalashnikov (c)Matchbox-Media-Collective
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DRC: A policeman sentenced for raping two minors

26.04.2018
Globe 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...
UN Photo/Staton Winter_victims-child-rape
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DRC: a campaign to set up civilian tribunals

09.04.2018
Globe 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

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

08.02.2018 - (Last modified: 20.12.2018)
Globe 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)
Globe 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

Kavumu case: the key role of local actors

23.01.2018
Globe Democratic Republic of the Congo
Despite threats and intimidations on behalf of those whom they disturb, the Congolese actors stood firm. Attorney Charl...
Opinions

Kavumu Case: An investigator at the heart of the issue

09.01.2018
Globe Democratic Republic of the Congo
Before destiny led him to the victims of Kavumu, Georges Kuzma, police and justice expert consultant for Physicians for...
Georges Kuzma from PHR - Kavumu trial
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With your help, justice becomes possible

14.12.2017 - (Last modified: 16.02.2018)
Globe 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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