Category Archives: Statement

Urgent appeal to President Joseph Kabila on Kilwa Trial

Press Release The non-governmental organisations Action contre l’impunité pour les droits humains (ACIDH), Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) and Global Witness today condemned political interference in the Kilwa trial and appealed to President Joseph Kabila to demonstrate his determination to defend the rule of the law in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Appel urgent au Président Joseph Kabila sur le procès de Kilwa

Communiqué de presse Les organisations non gouvernementales Action contre l’impunité pour les droits humains (ACIDH), Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) et Global Witness ont aujourd’hui condamné l’ingérence politique dont fait l’objet le procès de Kilwa et exhorté le Président Joseph Kabila à démontrer sa détermination à défendre la primauté du droit en République Démocratique

Congolese Military Judge Calls for the Prosecution of Former Anvil Mining Staff for Complicity in War Crimes

Press Release In an unprecedented move, a Congolese military judge has recommended the prosecution of three former Anvil Mining employees for complicity in war crimes and of Colonel Ademar Ilunga and eight of his subordinates for breaches of the Geneva Convention and its Additional Protocols. The judge’s 12 October decision follows a lengthy investigation into