Drc Violence

DRC Elections: A Bellwether for Stability in Africa

Joe Trippi | Posted 01.13.2012

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Joe Trippi

The revolution in Libya has overshadowed another scheduled event that promises an equally seismic effect on democracy in Africa - the Nov. 28 election...

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Engaging Men in the Effort to End Violence Against Women

Search for Common Ground | Posted 10.17.2011

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Search for Common Ground

As more women in developing nations are empowered to promote their own advancement and security, NGOs can't forget those who have the power to instantly change the treatment of women -- men.

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She's My Sister: Bringing Scripture Based Healing To Rape Survivors

Lamar Vest | Posted 08.28.2011

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Lamar Vest

You see, in many of the tribal languages in the region, there is not even a word for "rape." How can a woman heal from something that she cannot name? Once again, words failed us.

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Preventing and Addressing International Violence Against Women

Zainab Salbi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zainab Salbi

Violence against women is a global epidemic affecting millions of women daily that presents debilitating obstacles to the development of women, their families and communities, and even their national economies.

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Turning a Blind Eye to Killing and Rape in DR Congo

Navi Pillay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Navi Pillay

Turning a blind eye to egregious human rights abuses is a recipe for disaster. The UN Security Council, when discussing the protection of civilians in armed conflict, must hold perpetrators of these abuses accountable.

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Training Human Rights Defenders In The Democratic Republic Of Congo

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Fruchterman

Information about human rights abuse is the key asset of human rights groups. The loss of this information is a problem with far-reaching implications.

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Congo: Time to Send in the Clowns?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

Congolese president Joseph Kabila paved the way for a troupe of Spanish Clowns, while thugs and militia rule the Kivus and truth-seeking journalist are threatened.

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The Congolese Need More Than Moral Outrage and New Technology from Hillary Clinton

Charles London | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles London

It's an exciting idea for the State Department: give people the tools and they, like the protesters in Iran, will solve our foreign policy dilemmas. But will it work?

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Congo Rapes, Violence Linked To UK Companies: Rights Group

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Murders, rapes and major internal displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been linked to a number of multinational companies in a report...

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Lax Checks of Mineral Companies Allow Atrocities and Abuses in Congo

Lizzie Parsons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lizzie Parsons

Hundreds of thousands of people in the Congo region have been forced to flee from their homes - some many times - because men with guns have given them no choice. Others have been massacred, raped or tortured.

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Was There Good News from Africa in 2008?

Olivier Kamanda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Olivier Kamanda

Headlines from Africa in 2008 recounted brutal riots in Kenya, a war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and election-driven chaos in Zimbabwe. But there was also good news.

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Congo's Gorilla Rangers Allowed To Return To Virunga National Park (Video)

Treehugger | Matthew McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

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I don't know if you saw the post from a couple weeks ago about when rangers at Congo's Virunga National Park, home to about 200 endangered mountain g...

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Violence In Congo Reaches Gorillas Deep In Forest

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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The escalating violence in Congo had chased wildlife rangers deep into the wilderness weeks ago, and had long threatened to encroach upon the gorillas...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo: "We're on the Run Again"

Bukeni Waruzi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bukeni Waruzi

The people in eastern Congo are tired; we have been running for more than a decade now. We need to sit down, live in peace and raise our children.

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Congo Violence Sends Wildlife Rangers Fleeing Into Dense Forest

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fears are growing for the welfare of 39 wildlife rangers who were reportedly forced to flee into dense forest after their headquarters in eastern DR C...

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