Héritiers de la Justice is  a congolese (formerly Zaïrean) non governmental  human rights organisation, specializing in matters concerning human rights and peace promotion in the Great Lakes Region. Founded in 1991 by three people touched by the repressive measures that civilians underwent during the President Mobutu’s dictatorship regime, Héritiers de la Justice was absolutely convinced that people were ignorant of their rights that they needed to know. Thus, it  determined its working approaches in two ways: promote and protect human rights in the Great Lakes Region in general, and in the province of South Kivu in particular.

As a protestant churches service for human rights and peace, Héritiers de la Justice is an organisation related to the Protestant Church of Congo. For that reason the 13 Protestant Communities operating in the province of South Kivu are automatically honor members of Héritiers de la Justice. Among them let us cite: Pentecostal Churches Community in Congo (known as CEPAC), Baptist Churches Community in Congo (CBCA), Methodist Churches Community in Congo,etc.

In 1993, Héritiers de la Justice had already created 20 grassroots organisations namely Committee of Defense and Mediation (CMD) in the territories of Kalehe, Mwanga, Walungu, Uvira and in the town of Bukavu. These CMDs consitute the bridge between the staff of Héritiers de la Justice and the grassroots. Their members were trained, by Héritiers de la Justice in human rights defense and mediation skills. They enquire about the human rights violations in their respective areas as well as facilitate the harmony and mutual acceptance of different communities living together.

In the very same year, Héritiers de la Justice supported burundian refugee children who fled the  war to Bukavu. A psychologic and sanitary project was thus implemented.

With the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Héritiers de la Justice accompanied rwandan children refugee by creating a caring center in which both tutsi and hutu children lived for months.