Press Release On the eve of the start of the promised renegotiation of mining contracts in DR Congo, Congolese and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today called on the DRC government to shed light on the renegotiations of mining contracts. No clear time-frame or criteria for the negotiations with mining companies have been forthcoming from the
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Communiqué de Presse Les informations distillées au compte-gouttes et les tractations douteuses affaiblissent le processus de revisitation des contrats miniers. À la veille du commencement des renégociations promises des contrats miniers en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), des organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) congolaises et internationales appellent aujourd’hui le gouvernement de la RDC à rompre le
Press Release The British Government has found DAS Air, a UK-based air cargo company, in breach of the OECD Guidelines on corporate conduct for its part in transporting minerals from rebel-held areas of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID), a human rights non-governmental organization, which brought a
Briefing RAID and Global Witness The Kilwa trial, which opened before a military court in December 2006, concerned a massacre in October 2004 in which at least 73 civilians were killed by soldiers of the 62nd Brigade of the Congolese Armed Forces, with logistical support from the Australian/Canadian mining company, Anvil Mining. Anvil Mining has
Communiqué de presse Le gouverneur du Katanga défend aux militants de prendre un avion pour Kilwa ACIDH, ASADHO, Global Witness et RAID condamnent aujourd’hui la tactique flagrante des autorités gouvernementales du Katanga visant à empêcher des défenseurs des droits de l’homme congolais de poursuivre le travail légitime qu’ils mènent dans le secteur des droits de
Press Release Congolese and international non-governmental organisations today welcomed the publication of the review of mining contracts by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and called on the government to ensure that the renegotiation of contracts is conducted openly and fairly. The NGOs expressed concern about the lack of clarity surrounding the
Communiqué de presse Des organisations non gouvernementales congolaises et internationales saluent aujourd’hui la publication de l’examen des contrats miniers par le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et demandent à ce dernier de veiller à ce que la renégociation des contrats se déroule ouvertement et de manière équitable. Les ONG ont fait part
Press Release Time for authorities in Europe and North America to act At the start of the Mining INDABA conference in Cape Town, an international coalition of non-governmental organizations warns that the DRC’s mining contract review process has been hijacked. NGOs say that it is increasingly apparent that new deals are being struck behind closed
Statement Today’s decision by the military court of appeal in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, not to allow an appeal against the acquittal of nine Congolese soldiers and three employees of Anvil Mining in relation to the Kilwa massacre amounts to a blatant denial of the victims’ right to a fair hearing. Global Witness and
Communiqué de presse La Haute Cour militaire congolaise devrait d’urgence adopter des mesures visant à garantir que le procès en appel de l’affaire Kilwa, qui doit commencer demain, n’entérine pas simplement les erreurs judiciaires commises précédemment, a déclaré un groupe d’organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) internationales et congolaises. L’ASADHO, l’ACIDH, Global Witness et RAID demandent que