MJPC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to working to add a voice in the promotion of justice and peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular in the East where thousands of innocent civilians, including children and women continue to be victims of massive human rights violations while the armed groups responsible for these crimes remain unpunished.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Ugandan soldier killed in DR CongoNew Vision, Uganda - 9 hours agoBy Barbara Among A Ugandan soldier was shot dead on Sunday by a UN peacekeeper in the DR Congo, the UN mission (MONUC) in the country confirmed yesterday. ...Christmas massacres 'killed 400' BBC NewsDR Congo victims 'hacked to death and forced into fires' ABC OnlineBan denounces ‘appalling atrocities’ by Ugandan rebels in DR Congo UN News CentreXinhua - Aljazeera.netall 933 news articles »
Canada.com
Ebola death toll up in DR CongoBBC News, UK - Dec 29, 2008Eleven people have now died in an outbreak of Ebola in central Democratic Republic of Congo, say aid workers. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said one woman ...Ebola Outbreak Claims 11 Lives In DR Congo RTT NewsTwo more dead from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: MSF AFPMSF Investigates Suspected Ebola Cases in Western Kasai, DRC Doctors Without Bordersall 132 news articles »
AFP
Ugandan rebels kill 400 in DR Congo: charityAFP - 7 hours agoKINSHASA (AFP) — Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels killed more than 400 people in Christmas massacres in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda, DR Congo Defense Ministers Discuss Joint ...AllAfrica.com, Washington - Dec 29, 2008Kubavu — Rwandan and DRCongo Defense ministers Monday met in the border town of Gisenyi in a bid to carry on with talks aimed at planning how to eliminate ...Rwanda wants to 'pacify' eastern DRCongo: minister MONUC.org (press release)all 3 news articles »
Standard Liege Target DR Congo's Tresor MputuGoal.com, Switzerland - 17 hours agoBelgian champions Standard Leige have joined the race for TP Mazembe's most-sought-after striker Tresor Mputu. The 23-year-old striker was top scorer in the ...
Donald Fraser students donate to Congo orphansVictoria Star, Canada - 2 hours agoWhile Dr. Wecker didn't discuss the current crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the young students, he noted later that the approximately ...
DR Congo/North Kivu: Calm on ground, forced recruitments in rebel ...ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 12 hours agoThe Christmas holidays passed without reports of clashes, skirmishes or fighting in North Kivu, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for months theatre ...
Voice of America
Rebel leader predicts calm despite fears of violence in DR CongoAFP - Dec 23, 2008RUTSHURU, DR Congo (AFP) — Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda predicted Tuesday eastern DR Congo would remain calm during the holidays, ...UN Extends Mandate Of DR Congo Peacekeeping Force RTT NewsDR Congo: Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #7 (FY 2009) ReliefWeb (press release)Rebel chief talks peace but ready for war The NationalAfrican Press Agency - UN News Centreall 118 news articles »
AFP
Lord's Resistance rebels kill almost 200 in Congo: UNAFP - Dec 29, 2008Troops from DR Congo, Uganda and southern Sudan have been working together since mid-December to find Kony, who is wanted by The Hague-based tribunal for ...
CWS Hotline - 29 Dec 2008: DR Congo, GeorgiaReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 23 hours agoBageni Katembereza and her six children were forced to suddenly flee their home in September when the recent fighting hit their village in eastern Congo. ...Still room at the inn as Congo's poorest offer war displaced shelter Ecumenical News International