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23.01.09

The rebel leader Laurent Nkunda arrested in Rwanda

Laurent Nkunda, Tutsi rebel leader of the National Council for the Defence of the People (CNDP) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has been arrested, a statement from a joint Rwandan-DR Congo military operation said on Friday.

The statement said Nkunda was captured on Thursday evening when he was fleeing on neighbouring Rwandan territory. The ex-general was nabbed at 10: 30 p.m. local time Thursday on his way to flee to Rwanda after resistance against "our troops at Bunagana" in North Kivu province, the statement said.

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22.12.08

Security Council extends  and reinforce Democratic Republic of Congo mission, unanimously adopting resolution 1856 (2008)

 The Council authorizes Continuation of Increased Troop, Police Strength; Requests

‘Highest Priority’ Be Given to Crisis in Kivus, Protection of Civilians

 

On 22.12.08 the  UN Security Council, adopted unanimously through the  resolution 1856 (2008) to extend the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) for another year, while reinforcing its strength and refocusing its mandate more sharply on the protection of civilians tormented by violence in  eastern provinces.

 

The 15-member body authorized deployment of up to 19,815 military personnel, 760 military observers, 391 police and 1,050 personnel of formed police units in the vast central African country through the end of 2009. The Council emphasizes the importance of using “all necessary means” at its disposal, including robust rules of engagement, to ensure the protection of not only civilians, but also umanitarian personnel and United Nations staff and facilities.

 

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12.12.08

Final report of the Group of Experts on the

Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in accordance with paragraph 18 (d) of resolution 1807 (2008) has just released a report in which you can read more about the general situation in Eastern Congo, and specifically about:

 

 CNDP

 

-          Political support

-          Military support and recruitment

-          CNDP financing

-          CNDP control of Bunagana border post

-          Individual financiers of CNDP

-          CNDP and natural resources

-          Support to CNDP by the Government of Rwanda

 

FDLR  

Political leadership in Europe

FDLR financing through natural resources

South/North Kivu networks and end buyers

      FDLR-FARDC collaboration

 

Other armed groups

 

Natural resources and arms embargo violations

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UN rights body starts session without DR Congo delegation

Deutsche Presse Agentur, 29 nov. 08 - 08.50h

The United Nations Human Rights Council opened a special session Friday on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - but without representatives from Kinshasa, as they were denied visas to Switzerland.

Opening the session, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, spoke of the "steady deterioration of human rights" in the eastern DR Congo, where the General Laurent Nkunda has been fighting government forces around the town of Goma.

She said there was a "culture of impunity" which at least in part was a result of past peace agreements that let human rights violators escape prosecution and even join government forces.

 

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DIDACE NAMUJIMBO, RADIO OKAPI JOURNALIST MURDERED IN BUKAVU (DRC)
Source: Fondation Hirondelle


Kinshasa, 22 November 2008 (Fondation Hirondelle) - Didace Namujimbo, a journalist with Radio Okapi, was murdered by unknown individuals in Bukavu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday (21 November) evening. He was returning home when he was hit by one bullet to the head a few metres only from his home. There are no indications regarding the identity of his attackers, nor the motive or possible individuals behind this murder.

Fondation Hirondelle, which jointly runs Radio Okapi in partnership with the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC), is deeply shocked by this despicable crime.

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Extra 3,100 UN troops to be deployed to Congo

UN Security Council has agreed to send 3,100 more peacekeeping troops to Congo

An extra 3,100 peacekeeping troops will be sent to Congo, the UN Security Council said today, even though rebels said they remained committed to a pullback from the front lines. There are currently 17,000 peacekeepers in the central African nation - the world's largest UN peacekeeping mission - but they have been unable to stop the fighting.

The reinforcements come as urgent aid appeals for Congo are being made by aid agencies as the extent of the humanitarian crisis is revealed.

Rebels have withdrawn from some of their positions in the east to allow aid in.

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 New Humanitarian Catastrophe in The DR Congo

More than 250,000 people are believed to have fled three large camps which were then looted and burned to the ground, adding to 180,000 who had already left their homes since the effective collapse of a peace deal in August.

A ceasefire was agreed unalaterallly declared by Nkunda appears to be holding. But the latest fighting, the heaviest for many years, has raised fears of a possible "humanitarian catastrophe" in an area torn by wars.

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3rd anniversary of the assassination of Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi, former Executive Secretary of  Héritiers de la Justice

A call to resume the prosecution and establish memory site

  

 Héritiers de la Justice (HJ), together with other human rights organisations grouped  under the umbrella organisation called RADHOSKI, celebrated on 31st july 2008 the 3rd anniversary of the assassination of Mr Pascal Kabungulu, its former Executive Secretary.  During the ceremonies different speeches were given and a visit to the requested memory site of Pascal Kabungulu was organised. Most speeches concerned Pascal Kabungulu ‘s life, his works, his relationships and requests to resume the prosecution started by the end of 2005 so that the perpetrators can be punished in accordance with law.

 

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11th anniversary since Laurent Kabila overthrew the Mobutu regime in Kinshasa 17.05.08

 International women’s day 2008

“Caucus des Femmes du Sud Kivu pour la paix” (The caucus of women of South Kivu for peace) fixes election criteria for the governor of South Kivu Province 10.03.08

The independent electoral commission of South Kivu tested.

 Which law applies to examine candidacies for the post of Governor in South Kivu Province? 29.02.08

DR Congo: Warring Sides Must Protect Civilians

UN Peacekeepers Must Also Help Civilians at Risk in North Kivu 11.12.07

South Kivu: The provincial government dismissed by the provincial Assembly 12.11.07

Statement by RADHOSKI on the 2nd anniversarty of the assassination of Pascal Kabungulu 31.07.07

 

Two civilians shot dead and one seriously injured in Bukavu, South Kivu (24.04.07)

Memorandum of the Civil Society/South Kivu (01.05.07)

The civil society of Bukavu demonstrates against the creation of the territory of Minembwe (23.03.06)

Insurgent  Major Alexandres Mwami arrested in Shabunda,  in the porvince of South Kivu (23.03.06)

FDLR on the doors of Shabunda: Panic within the population (22.03.06)

Democratic Republic of Congo:

 ICC Arrest First Step to Justice Prosecutor Says First Accused Sent to Hague  (17.03.06)

Trial on the killing of Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi:The last suspect, Jean-Marie Katula and his witnesses interrogated (12.06.05)

Trial on the killing of Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi:

The suspect Liaka Mafolo, Issa Balimwacha and Gaston Sangba interrogated. (30.11.05)

Fights within DRC loyal forces in the Ruzizi valley (07.11.05)

18 people killed by Interahamwe with crude weapons in Kaniola  (31.10.05)

Ridiculous scheming in Bukavu about the killing of Mr. Pascal Kabungulu.

  

Mr. Maurice Bahati Masheka ga Namwira arrested and detained by security forces (11.10.05)

Illegal detention of Mr. Armel LUHIRIRI, a Human rights activist, in Bukavu/DRC. (07.10.05)

NAPS: Call for intervention on killing of peace workers and violation of human rights in the DRC(05/10/05)

DR Congo: Commission of Enquiry a "Failure" :
Authorities Must Prosecute the Murderers of Kabungulu Kibembi
(04/10/05)

The Family of late Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi is still under Threat. (12/08/05)

Prayings and Demonstrations  In memory of Pascal Kabungulu in Kinshasa ( 12/08/05 )

Once more, FDLR humiliate Congolese people and the International committee ( 09/08/05)

CALL FOR INTERVENTION ON KILLINGS OF PEACE WORKERS AND VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO IN PARTICULAR (Network for African Peacebuilders (NAPS) striving for a peaceful AFRICA!)

Mr. Pascal Kabungulu Kimbembi, Executive Director of Heritiers de la Justice, shot dead by armed men

A new case of murdering occurred in Bukavu on 15 july ,2005. Mr. Bishamako Muhekenyi alias Maitre was killed by colonel Simba Husseni,a former fighter of RCD-Goma             (july 2005)

Compelling the FDLR for repatriation without steps to protect civils

An urgent choice to protect population against enemies is imperative (13/07/2005)

NEW MASSACRE IN EAST OF THE DR.CONGO (24/05/2005)

Mr.FELICIEN ONCE LOST, HE IS NOW REGAINED (24/05/2005)

Pierre NDAGANO arrested in Bideka/South Kivu (09/05/2005)

WAR ON HOUSES IN BUKAVU (15/04/2005)

Héritiers de la Justice (HJ) is a non governmental human rights organisation , specialized in matters concerning human rights protection and peace promotion in the Great Lakes Region.

Created in 1991, Héritiers de la Justice (HJ) is one of the first human rights  organisations born just after the liberalization of political activities  and beginning of the democratization process in the DR Congo (formerly Zaïre) in particular and in the Great Lakes Region in general.

Héritiers de la Justice was Founded in 1991 by three people touched by the repressive measures that civilians underwent during the President Mobutu’s dictatorship regime.

After a research carried out in more than 30 villages in South Kivu, Héritiers de la Justice came up to conclusions that people were absolutely  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.

Presently, Héritiers de la Justice works with more than 60 active grassroots communities in villages and towns of Kivu and the Great Lakes Region. Its actions are woven around 4 principal domains:

  • Training of local leaders of the country communities,

  • Dispatch of information aiming at educating the masses in the matters concerning human rights,

  • Coexistence and mutual acceptance between tribal groups and communities, peace promotion via facilitation of an intercommunity dialogue and

  • Formal teaching of peace and human rights in the primary and secondary schools  as well as the advocacy work on a local, regional and international scale.

heritiersdelajustice@yahoo.co.uk  P.O. Box 234 Cyangugu,Rwanda  P.O. Box 109 Bukavu, R.D. Congo

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