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.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Press Release from The Friends of the Congo (FOTC)

http://www.friendsofthecongo.org/pressreleases/index.php
Press Releases The Friends of the Congo (FOTC) Latest News >>
February 16, 2008: What Should President Bush Say About the Congo During His Trip to Africa?February 15, 2008: Congo Mining Contract Review: Fast Track or False Trail?February 07, 2008: New War Crimes Suspect ArrestedBy ICC - DRCFebruary 04, 2008: NGOs fear that DRC mining contract review process has been hijackedBy Broederlijk Delen - CEPAS - Entraide Missionaire - Fatal Transactions - Forum de la Société Civile Congolaise - Global Witness - MiningWatch Canada - Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA) - Rights and Accountability in Development - 11.11.11 - UrgewaldDecember 11, 2007: DR Congo: Warring Sides Must Protect Civilians December 5, 2007: Kilwa appeal should take place in Kinshasa to reduce the risk of political interferenceBy ACIDH-ASADHO-Global Witness-RAIDNovember 28, 2007: World Bank and donors should address corruption and impunity in the Democratic Republic of CongoBy Global Witness / RAIDNovember 7, 2007: International Appeal for the Publication of the Final Report of the Ministerial Commission on the Review of Mining Contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo October 23, 2007: Civilians in PerilBy DR Congo October 18, 2007: Second War Crimes Suspect to Face Justice in The HagueBy ICC/DRC October 18, 2007: Three years on - still no justice for the victims of the Kilwa massacre (PDF) July 17, 2007: Victims of Kilwa massacre denied justice by Congolese military court Part 1 (PDF) Part 2 (PDF)By ACIDH – RAID – GLOBAL WITNESS - ASADHO/KATANGA May 17, 2007: Congolese government should ensure transparency and independent oversight in mining contract reviewBy Global Witness April 12, 2007: Statement by Human Rights Watch to the DRC Parliamentary Commission Investigating Events in Bas Congo (PDF)By Human Rights Watch April 7, 2007: EITI procedure not adhered to by DRC's Ministry of Planning (PDF) March 22, 2007: Opportunity for the new Congolese government to fundamentally reform the natural resource sector (PDF)By Global Witness February 21, 2007: Global Witness calls upon the UKGovernment to hold British company Afrimex to account for fuelling conflict in the Democratic Republic of CongoBy Global Witness October 26, 2006: URGENT APPEAL : Military Prosecutor in Kilwa Trial Recalled to Kinshasa: Political Pressure Intensifies After Former Anvil Mining Staff and Congolese Military Charged with Commission of or Complicity in War Crimes (PDF)By ACIDH – RAID – GLOBAL WITNESS September 11, 2006: Congo-Kinshasa: An Urgent Call toRespect the Will of the Congolese PeopleBy DRC Coalition (Washington, DC) July 30, 2006: Ensure Justice for Pascal K. Kibembi's Murder July 19, 2006: Justice for Journalist Mwamba Bapwa July 6, 2006: Congo: New York Times Front Page Frontin' March 2, 2006: Africa and You: Resource-Rich Congo Develops ‘Friends’ in D.C.By Robtel Neajai पीले
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N rebuffs Nkunda allegations over DR Congo troop surge
From Congo Watch Wed 31 Dec, 07:31 pm From AFP Kinshasa via ca.news Wed Dec 31, 2008:UN rebuffs Nkunda allegations over DR Congo troop surgeThe UN has denied allegations made by rebel leader Laurent Nkunda that the Congolese army is boosting troop numbers at a key battle line in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Nkunda, who...( view whole blog post )

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UN rebuffs Nkunda allegations over DR Congo troop surge
From Congo Watch Wed 31 Dec, 07:31 pm From AFP Kinshasa via ca.news Wed Dec 31, 2008:UN rebuffs Nkunda allegations over DR Congo troop surgeThe UN has denied allegations made by rebel leader Laurent Nkunda that the Congolese army is boosting troop numbers at a key battle line in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Nkunda, who...( view whole blog post )

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Has Uganda invaded DR Congo?
From Congo Watch Wed 31 Dec, 01:21 pm Note, I had a backlog of DR Congo news reports collected before, during and after Christmas and posted them here at Congo Watch all on the same day but filed them under their original dates of publication. Normally I don't back date posts but in this case I needed...( view whole blog post )

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LRA kill 2 in Tore, South Sudan ambush - LRA may have been tipped-off before Operation ?Lightning Thunder? attack
From Congo Watch Tue 30 Dec, 12:42 pm Note, the following report from the Monitor tells us that the UPDF established their second tactical headquarters at Camp Swahili, the former LRA headquarters, inside the Garamba forests, DR Congo.Also, see here below conflicting reports that I have highlighted in red regarding casualties found or not when Ugandan commandos parachuted...( view whole blog post )

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LRA had been tipped about an impending attack on their camps - Ugandan commandos found desolate camps and Kony's guitar
From Congo Watch Tue 30 Dec, 12:42 pm Article from the Monitor, Uganda by Rodney Muhumuza Dec. 21, 2008 - excerpt:Let?s count Garamba?s dead baboonsFor about two years, as Joseph Kony?s Lord?s Resistance Army found a new home in the jungles of Garamba in eastern Congo, what used to be a story of regular skirmishes between hungry UPDF...( view whole blog post )

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LRA blamed Christmas massacre on UPDF's Battalion 105
From Congo Watch Tue 30 Dec, 12:42 pm From Daily Nation, Nairobi December 30 2008 by Sam Kiplagat:Uganda rebels deny killing 200 people Ugandan Lord?s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group yesterday distanced itself from the killing of more than 200 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The attacks, which started on Christmas Day, have left close to 200 people dead...( view whole blog post )

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More than 400 people killed by Ugandan rebels in the DR Congo in attacks since Christmas day says Caritas
From Congo Watch Tue 30 Dec, 09:37 am Report from the BBC 30 December 2008 - excerpt:Christmas massacres 'killed 400'More than 400 people have been killed by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo in attacks since Christmas day, aid agency Caritas says. The head of Caritas in DR Congo told the BBC some 20,000 people had...( view whole blog post )

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UPDF in possession of Kony?s laptop seized from rebels' camp Eskimo
From Congo Watch Mon 29 Dec, 06:15 pm From the Monitor by Grace Matsiko, Kampala December 27, 2008:Kony kills 35 on Christmas DaySuspected Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebels led by fugitive Joseph Kony have massacred 35 civilians in coordinated attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan.Well placed military sources told Saturday Monitor that on Christmas...( view whole blog post )

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LRA's Kony spotted heading for Central African Republic
From Congo Watch Mon 29 Dec, 06:15 pm Photo: UPDF soldiers celebrate overrunning Kony?s camp in the Garamba Forest. One of them is wearing the LRA leader?s wigLRA boss spotted heading for Central African Republic Sunday Vision report by Barbara Among Saturday 20 Dec 2008:KONY ON THE RUNREBEL leader Joseph Kony has once again eluded the military...( view whole blog post )

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LRA massacre 189 in DRC's Faradje, Doruma and Gurba U.N. Says
From Congo Watch Mon 29 Dec, 06:15 pm From The New York Times Dec. 29, 2008 by Jeffrey Gettleman:Fleeing Ugandan Rebels Massacre Nearly 200, U.N. Says - excerpt:The Lord?s Resistance Army, the fearsome Ugandan rebel group known for its lurid violence and penchant for kidnapping children, massacred nearly 200 people last week, United Nations officials said on...( view whole blog post )

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