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CONGO DRC AMONG THE NEW MEMBER STATES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

by Congo | Oct 17, 2017 | Human Rights

On Sunday 15 October, in the evening, Marie-Ange Mushobekwa, the Minister for Human Rights, said she was optimistic. She believed, surely, in the accuracy of all the titanic work she had undertaken, since she had taken the bridles of her responsibilities at the head...

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo Released on Bail

by Congo | Jun 13, 2018 | Crime and law enforcement

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is now released on bail. The ICC Judges of Appeal have so decided since yesterday in The Hague. But that’s not all. For, after his ten years under the control of his jailer, he was acquitted in the first case concerning the eighteen years...

PATRICE LUMUMBA AND THE CONGOLESE INDEPENDENCE

by Congo | Jul 1, 2022 | Democracy

On 5 July 1960, only ﬁve days after the Congo’s independence, the commanding general of the newly formed Congolese national army, Emile Janssens(He described himself as the “Little Maniac” (Petit Maniaque), called a meeting with his non-commissioned oﬃcers...

THE GATHERING OF CONGOLESE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL FORCES

by Congo | Jul 31, 2017 | Democracy

FINAL REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE SECOND CONCLAVE OF THE GATHERING OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL FORCES ACQUIRED TO THE CHANGE HELD IN KINSHASA ON 21 AND 22 JULY 2017 On July 21 and 22, 2017, the Gathering of Political and Social Forces Acquired for Change met in conclave in...

The Trial For Human Rights Abusers in Bukavu, South Kivu province

by Congo | Nov 9, 2017 | Crime and law enforcement

Tomorrow, Kavumu, in South Kivu province, will begin a trial for crimes against humanity by rape and kidnapping, murder and participation in the insurgency of 18 defendants, including a provincial deputy. The trial, which is being conducted by the Bukavu Military...