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UN-Backed Congo Troops Killed More Civilians Than Rebels, Says Human Rights Watch

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 12.15.2009 | World

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JOHANNESBURG — A U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to r...

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Niotan, US Company, Helps Fuel Congo War, Charges UN Report

Posted 12.03.2009 | World

Read More: Niotan, Congo War, Huaying Trading Company, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Mining, Conflict in Congo, Congo Violence, Congo, African Ventures, World News

By Joe Lauria UNITED NATIONS -- A Nevada-based company's purchase of minerals looted from eastern Congo is helping to finance a decade-long war tha...

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Gold Addiction Fuels Brutal Congo War (VIDEO)

Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Congo Gold, Blood Diamonds, Congo War, Democratic Republic of Congo, 60 Minutes, Gold, Uganda, Congo Violence, Congo, Congo Crisi, World News

This Sunday "60 Minutes" will present an investigation into how the global gold industry is helping fuel violence and chaos in the Congo. CBS repor...

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Training Human Rights Defenders In The Democratic Republic Of Congo

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Benetech, Human Rights, Martus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ictj, DRC Violence, Congo, Congo Violence, Living News
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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UN Criticized For Part In Congo Offensive

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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United Nations peacekeepers have been criticised for supporting a government military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo....

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Despite Obama in Ghana, a Bad Month for African Democracy

Todd Moss | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Clinton, Todd Moss, Governance, Africa, Center for Global Development, State Department, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Congo Crisis, Congo Violence, Congo, Presidency, Voting Problems, Obama Ghana Trip, Hillary Clinton Africa, Obama Ghana Speech, Africa-Democracy, African-Development, Gabon, Ghana Obama, Niger, Coup, World News
Todd Moss

In Mauritania the vote was so obviously suspicious that the electoral chief resigned and the opposition rejected the results.

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Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten: The New Blood Diamonds

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senate, Nokia, Nintendo, Congo Violence, Democratic Republic of Congo, Conflict in Congo, Congo War, Conflict Minerals, Congo Crisis, Congo-Militias, Congo-Mines, Congo Rebels, Congo Minerals, Minerals, Green News
Janet Ranganathan

Rebel groups are funded by profits from mining activities, and by unwitting American consumers who purchase electronics using minerals sourced from mines in eastern DRC.

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Male Rape Cases On Rise In Congo

nytimes.com | JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Congo Violence, Sexual Violence, Congo-Rwanda, Rape, Male Rape, Congo Rape, Congo, Male Rape in the Congo, Congo Male Rapes, World News

GOMA, Congo �" It was around 11 p.m. when armed men burst into Kazungu Ziwa's hut, put a machete to his throat and yanked down his pants. Mr. Ziwa i...

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Lax Checks of Mineral Companies Allow Atrocities and Abuses in Congo

Lizzie Parsons | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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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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Conflict In Congo Rages On Despite 49 Years Of Independence

Huffington Post Contributor | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

Read More: Congo War, Conflict Minerals, Tutsi, Congo Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hutus, Foreign Affairs, Congolese Conflict-Minerals, Tutsis, Congo Crisis, Hutu, Congo Violence, Congo, Advocacy, World News

By Rebecca Hamilton Goma, DRC - Jimmy Makozo is ten years old. He should be in school. Instead, he is on the streets of Goma desperately reaching ou...

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UN: Arms from Sudan Add to Congo Humanitarian Disaster

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Free Press, Drc, United Nations, Propaganda, Bosco Ntaganda, Georgianne Nienaber, Oxfam, Arms Shipments, Media, Jendayi Frazer, State Department, Journalism, Tim Shortley, Carter Center, Sudan, Human Rights Watch, Banyamulenge, Hrw, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Monuc, Cndp, Laurent Nkunda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Violence, Congo, Congo War, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

How involved was the United States State Department in the destabilization of the Kivu provinces in eastern DRC? Did our State Department officials become "terrorists" in the eyes of a revolutionary movement in Congo?

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Genocide Prevention Rather Than Response Gains Favor In Policy Circles

Huffington Post Contributor | John Heffernan | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

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Last week, the United Nations Security Council traveled to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Congo and Liberia to discuss Africa's hotspots -- areas that are threaten...

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"Cheka Kidogo": Congolese Fashion Exhibition Aims To Raise Awareness Of Continued Violence

Louis Belanger | Posted 06.21.2009 | World

Read More: Congo Rebels, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo War, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Rape, Eastern Congo, Foreign Affairs, Africa, Conflict in Congo, Oxfam, Cheka Kidogo, Congo Crisis, Congo Violence, Congo, Rankin, Advocacy, World News
Louis Belanger

Fashion photographer Rankin has joined forces with aid agency Oxfam to put together a unique selection of portraits from Congo's war-zone: The exhibit...

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The Next Catastrophe in the Congo

Colin Thomas-Jensen | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, War Crimes, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, Eastern Congo, Genocide, War, United Nations, Conflict in Congo, Congo Violence, Congo, Crimes Against Humanity, International Criminal Court, World News
Colin Thomas-Jensen

The U.N. will undermine its already limited credibility with frustrated Congolese civilians if this offensive against the FDLR goes ahead as planned.

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On Mother's Day: A Message of Hope and Survival

Rachel Brown | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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Rachel Brown

We need to recognize that the respect accorded to our mothers is compromised by the suffering of mothers in places like Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Social Justice Meets Fashion Sense

Smita Satiani | Posted 08.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Karzai Rape Law, Equal Rights, Womens Rights, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Violence Against Women, Congo Violence, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Italy, Afghanistan, Style News
Smita Satiani

Today is Denim Day, recognizing a 1999 Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a 45 year old man's rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans.

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Mass Rape And Violence In Congo Over Past Two Months: Human Rights Watch

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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DAKAR, Senegal — At least 90 women have been raped and 180 villagers killed over the past two months by rebels as well as government forces in v...

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Congo Violence Fueled By Common Material In Cell Phones, Laptops

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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NYCity News Service

Coltan, when refined, is used in many common electronic devices. But Congolese miners have been killed, and women raped, during the 11-year war over the valuable mineral deposits.

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'Congo Chic': A Hint Of Glamour In The Shadow Of War (VIDEO)

Global Post | Finbarr O'Reilly | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

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EASTERN CONGO -- The Democratic Republic of Congo is notorious for its war, brutality and misery. Less known is the beauty and humanity that still s...

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If a Woman Gets Raped in the Congo and No One Chooses to Hear it, Did it Happen?

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

Read More: V Day, Eve Ensler, Sexual Violence, Violnce Against Women, Women, Congo Violence, Men, Africa, World News
Leeat Granek, PhD

10 things you can do right now, today, tonight, from your own home that don't involve money, to end the widespread, brutal violence against women in the Congo and throughout the world.

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Video for Change: The ICC and Justice for Child Soldiers in the DRC

Yvette Alberdingk Thijm | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

Read More: Killing, Luis Moreno Ocampo, World, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bukeni Waruzi, Child Soldiers, War, Holland, Criminal Justice, Congo Violence, Congo, Abu Ghraib, War Crimes, Thomas Lubanga, Congo War, Military, Human Rights, Criminal Justice System, Africa, International Criminal Court, World News
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm

The International Criminal Court commenced its first trial Jan 26, and I am inspired by the myriad and unprecedented ways video and technology have been incorporated into the proceedings.

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The Never Ending War

Eve Ensler and Stephen Lewis | Posted 01.12.2009 | World

Read More: Congolese Children, Congo War, Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eve Ensler, Congo, Congo Violence, War in Congo, Stephen Lewis, World News
Eve Ensler and Stephen Lewis

If rape is a weapon of the Congo's war, then treat it with the gravity afforded every other weapon. Until the sexual violence ends, the world has no right to speak of peace.

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YouTube Users Respond to Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Ramya Raghavan | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Youtube, Congo Violence, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Media News
Ramya Raghavan

On this Human Rights Day, video serves as a powerful tool to expose incidents that threaten the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to spur individuals to exercise their freedom of speech.

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Congo Finally Agrees To Talk To Rebels

AP | T.J. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Congo Rebels, Congo War, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Congo Violence, War in Congo, Laurent Nkunda, Congo Peace Talks, World News

GOMA, Congo — Congolese officials agreed Friday to talk peace with rebels whose recent offensive has brought the country's eastern region back t...

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Princeton Class Hopeful for Congo

Pia Sawhney | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congolese Children, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, Health, Post-Election, Obama Fever, Congo Violence, War Wire, United Nations, Politics News
Pia Sawhney

On the sheltered campus of the venerated New Jersey institution Lewis and her colleagues attend, moral outrage was finally brewing.

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