Drc Violence

Training Human Rights Defenders In The Democratic Republic Of Congo

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


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.

Turning a Blind Eye to Killing and Rape in DR Congo

Navi Pillay | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact


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.

Preventing and Addressing International Violence Against Women

Zainab Salbi | Posted 10.26.2009 | World


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.

Congo: Time to Send in the Clowns?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.18.2009 | World


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.

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

Charles London | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


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?

Congo Rapes, Violence Linked To Multinational Companies: Rights Group

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


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

Lax Checks of Mineral Companies Allow Atrocities and Abuses in Congo

Lizzie Parsons | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


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.

Was There Good News from Africa in 2008?

Olivier Kamanda | Posted 01.05.2009 | World


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.

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

Treehugger | Matthew McDermott | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green


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...

Violence In Congo Reaches Gorillas Deep In Forest

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 12.19.2008 | Green


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

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

Bukeni Waruzi | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


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.

Congo Violence Sends Wildlife Rangers Fleeing Into Dense Forest

BBC NEWS | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green


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...