Statement A military court in Lubumbashi on 28 June 2007 delivered its verdict in the Kilwa trial and acquitted the principal defendants Colonel Ademar Ilunga and 8 soldiers of war crimes in connection to the events that occurred in October 2004 in a remote part of Katanga province near Anvil Mining’s Dikulushi mine. A UN
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Report This report is intended to make a constructive contribution to the current debate about the fairness of the mining contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the Kolwezi joint venture agreements between the state-owned La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) and private companies, which were all signed and approved
Press Release Five Congolese and British non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have denounced the transfer of Colonel Eddy Nzabi Mbombo, the military prosecutor in the Kilwa trial, as an obstruction of the judicial process. “The Kilwa trial represents a litmus test of the new government’s resolve to end impunity. The big question is will the trial be
Communiqué de presse Cinq organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) congolaises et britanniques ont dénoncé le transfert du Colonel Eddy Nzabi Mbombo, Auditeur militaire dans le procès de Kilwa, comme faisant obstruction au processus judiciaire. « Le procès de Kilwa représente un test décisif pour la détermination du nouveau gouvernement à faire cesser l’impunité. La question principale,
Re: Request for action from the Canadian Government with respect to the Kilwa massacre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (October 2004)
Legal Update No.2 Proceedings of the Military Court of Katanga in the case of the Congolese Public Prosecutor and Parties Civiles versus Colonel Adémar ILUNGA and associates – Rôle Pénal 010/2006/ RMP 0065/2005
Chronique judiciaire No. 2 Audience de la Cour Militaire du Katanga dans l’affaire Ministère Public et Parties Civiles Contre Colonel Adémar ILUNGA et Consorts – Rôle Pénal 010/2006/ RMP 0065/2005
Chronique judiciaire No. 1 Audience de la Cour Militaire du Katanga dans l’affaire Ministère Public et Parties Civiles Contre Colonel Adémar ILUNGA et Consorts – Rôle Pénal 010/2006/ RMP 0065/2005
Legal Update No.1 Proceedings of the Military Court of Katanga in the case of the Congolese Public Prosecutor and Parties Civiles versus Colonel Adémar ILUNGA and associates – Rôle Pénal 010/2006/ RMP 0065/2005
Press Release The trial of former Colonel Ademar Ilunga and eight of his subordinates for breaches of the Geneva Convention and its Additional Protocols will open on Tuesday, 12 December in Lubumbashi, DR Congo before the Military Court of Katanga (Case Number R.P 010/06). Anvil Mining Congo and three former employees face charges of complicity