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, January 13, 2009

BBC News
DR Congo's Bemba faces rape chargesAljazeera.net, Qatar - Jan 12, 2009Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague have accused Jen-Pierre Bemba, a former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...ONE TIME VICE PRESIDENT OF DR CONGO CHARGED BY ICC WITH CRIMES ... MaximsNews NetworkInternational Criminal Court charges former DR Congo leader with ... UN News CentreCourt hears of Bemba 'war crimes' BBC NewsAFP - Calgary Heraldall 265 news articles »
DR Congo peace tackles joint cessation of hostilitiesXinhua, China - 11 hours ago13 (Xinhua) -- Mediators in the talks aimed at ending conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between the government and a mainly Tutsi ...Obasanjo refutes media report on DR Congo talks AngolaPressFresh fighting in DR Congo as UN envoy meets rebel leader MONUC.org (press release)DR Congo: Special Envoy Obasanjo rejects comments of Mr. Nkunda ReliefWeb (press release)African Press Agency - Xinhuaall 55 news articles »
AFP
Uganda rebels killed over 500 civilians in DR Congo: UNAFP - 11 hours agoTroops from DR Congo, Uganda and South Sudan have conducted joint operations against the LRA since December, but the military action has provoked further ...UPDF captures more Kony rebels New VisionLRA rebels in DR Congo turned more deadly by offensive ReliefWeb (press release)Lord's Resistance Army Calls for Truce PBSAllAfrica.com - Prensa Latinaall 43 news articles »
DR Congo: A musical roundupGlobal Voices Online, MA - 2 hours agoby Elia Varela Serra With so many bad news coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo lately, we decided to show a different perspective on the country ...
Mediators, AU to hold top-level DR Congo talksAfricasia, UK - 9 hours agoMediators to the crisis in eastern DR Congo and the African Union will hold high-level talks on the eve of the bloc's summit next month, an AU official said ...
UN News Centre
UN official urges combatants in DR Congo to release child soldiersUN News Centre - 2 hours ago13 January 2009 – The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today launched a new appeal for armed groups in the eastern ...DR Congo: SRSG responds to Global Witness re UN resolutions on the ... ReliefWeb (press release)all 5 news articles »
South Asian Women's Forum
WHO rules out spread of Ebola virus in AngolaXinhua, China - 23 hours agoThe Ebola virus was first reported in the DR Congo's western Kassai province in late November last year. According to WHO data, three cases of the disease ...DR Congo: WHO says no alarm over Ebola spreading to Angola ReliefWeb (press release)all 20 news articles »
AfricaNews
43 new cases of Ebola reported in Western DR CongoLe Mali en ligne, Mali - Jan 12, 2009Kinshasa, DR Congo - Some 14 deaths were recorded from 43 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, reported since the December in some parts of Western DR ...Tanzania prepares attack against ebola outbreak African Press AgencyDRC: Suspected Ebola cases rise AfricaNewsall 5 news articles »
Donald Fraser students donate to Congo orphansBugle-Observer, Canada - 19 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 ...
Los Angeles Times
Uganda rebels in fresh truce callBBC News, UK - Jan 12, 2009Forces from Uganda, South Sudan and DR Congo attacked the LRA in mid-December, after peace talks failed. Since the joint offensive, the LRA has been accused ...Latest Ugandan rebel incursion into DR Congo kills 8 African Press AgencyTwenty die in Ugandan rebels attack in east of DRCongo: report AFPUS senator slams UPDF on Kony war Daily MonitorNew Vision - Sudan Tribuneall 51 news articles »

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