News
| Human Rights: MONUC releases reports on Kiwanja and Kanyabayonga incidents | |
MONUC - September 9, 2009 | |
 | This first report documents the main human rights abuses that were committed and the legal framework that applies to them, as well as the chain of command that was in operation at the time of the perpetration of the abuses. Therein, the UNJHRO formulates several recommendations to the Congolese authorities, the parties to the conflict, and the international community, notably MONUC to improve its capacity to protect civilian populations. |
| Southern African Grouping Proposes Extraordinary Summit on Zimbabwe | |
VOA News - September 7, 2009 | |
 | Leaders of the Southern African Development Community assembled for a summit Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo decided not to examine progress by Zimbabwe's national unity government and discuss issues that continue to trouble power-sharing in Harare, but will hold an extraordinary summit in a few weeks focused exclusively on Zimbabwe. |
| SADC Leaders Open Summit in Kinshasa | |
VOA News - September 7, 2009 | |
 | Leaders from 15 southern African nations have opened two days of discussions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Political confrontations in Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Lesotho and eastern Congo are high on the agenda. |
| ICC: Jean-Pierre Bemba interim release suspended pending final decision on appeal | |
ICC - September 3, 2009 | |
 | The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court decided to grant suspensive effect to the Prosecutor’s Appeal against the Pre-Trial Chamber II decision, dated 14 August 2009, which granted Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo “conditional release”. Hence, implementation of the decision on interim release is suspended pending the final decision on the merits of the Prosecution’s Appeal. |
| Restoration of DRC-Uganda Ties Shows New Regional Cooperation | |
VOA News - August 31, 2009 | |
 | The reinstatement of full diplomatic ties last week between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is the latest development signaling a new era in the region's politics, following the DRC's recent willingness to cooperate militarily with its easterly neighbors. Rwanda and the DRC similarly restored full relations in July. |
| ICC: Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo trial postponed | |
ICC - August 31, 2009 | |
 | Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued a decision today, 31 August 2009, postponing the commencement of the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui until 24 November 2009. The Chamber found that compelling reasons require that the date of 24 September 2009 initially set for the commencement of the trial be put back. |
| 350 Rwandan Hutu militiamen killed during Operation Kimia II in South Kivu province | |
Radio Okapi - August 29, 2009 | |
 | The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have either killed or captured 500 Rwandan Hutu militiamen (FDLR) in South Kivu province since launching Operation Kimia II last month. |
| UN: LRA Attacks in Eastern Congo Displace Thousands | |
VOA News - August 28, 2009 | |
 | The UN refugee agency reports at least 125,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to flee from villages attacked by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army, in the last three weeks. This brings the number of people displaced in Haute Uele district of Orientale Province by the LRA since September to more than one-half million. |
| First Elements of Additional Troops to Reinforce MONUC Arrive in DRC | |
MONUC - August 27, 2009 | |
 | An advanced team of 10 officers and 178 troops from the Bangladeshi army arrived in Bunia, district of Ituri yesterday Wednesday 26 August ahead of a new contingent which will be part of the 3000 additional troops authorized by the Security Council in December 2009 to deploy in DRC. |
| ICC Prosecutor appeals decision to release Jean-Pierre Bemba | |
ICC - August 25, 2009 | |
 | Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo also requested suspensive effect to the appeal, so that there is no possibility of Mr. Bemba’s release while it is under consideration by the Appeals Chamber. |
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