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UN Submission - DRC - Tailings - Pollution - EIA

Why environmental assessments are failing communities in the DRC’s copper-cobalt belt

Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) has made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, highlighting systemic failures in how Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are carried out and enforced in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) copper-cobalt mining region. Our submission seeks to inform

Kilwa Massacre 2004 Families

The Kilwa massacre 20 years on: Examining corporate accountability

Survivors of the Kilwa massacre have been waiting two decades for remedy Anniversaries are key moments for reflection, and this month marks a solemn one in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that must not be forgotten – the 20th anniversary of the Kilwa massacre. On October 15, 2004, the Congolese army, with logistical support

Maitre Celine Afrewatch

Our tribute to Maître Céline TSHIZENA TSHINATE from AFREWATCH

The RAID team expresses its deepest condolences to AFREWATCH and the family and friends of Maître Céline TSHIZENA TSHINATE on her sudden passing. We are saddened by the tragic loss of the esteemed and cherished Advocacy Director of our long-term Congolese partner, AFREWATCH, who was also our respected colleague within the coalition Le Congo n’est