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.

Monday, April 13, 2009


ONU (Communiqué de presse)

UN, AU envoys urge DR Congo to implement peace agreements
Xinhua - ‎Apr 12, 2009‎
LAGOS, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The UN special envoy and the African Union (AU) mediator urge the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to fully implement the ...
Obasanjo, Mkapa Seek Implemention of DR Congo Agreements THISDAY
DR Congo: UN envoy to push for children’s rights in peace process UN News Centre
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AFP

Police break up DR Congo political gathering
AFP - ‎8 hours ago‎
KINSHASA (AFP) — Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo broke up a meeting of some 40 pro-presidential and opposition lawmakers in a Kinshasa cafe ...
DR Congo-Parliament-Trend Outgoing speaker forms trend at the DR ... African Press Agency (subscription)
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UNICEF (press release)

In eastern DR Congo, up to 250000 flee attacks by Rwandan rebel group
UNICEF (press release) - ‎5 hours ago‎
NEW YORK, USA, 13 April, 2009 – Since January, more than 250000 people have fled fighting in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Voice of America

Illegal mining in DR Congo
BBC News - ‎Apr 10, 2009‎
Nearly three months ago, Rwandan troops entered eastern DR Congo for a joint military operation with the Congolese against Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels. ...
Kenya optimistic about ceasefire deal in E DR Congo Xinhua
RE-IGNITED FIGHTING IN DR CONGO THREATENS FRAGILE PROGRESS, BY ... MaximsNews Network
DR Congo: Brutal Rapes by Rebels and Army منظمة هيومان رايتس ووتش - حقوق الانسان
UN News Centre - Spero News
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Stars to face DR Congo May 9
ThisDay - ‎Apr 11, 2009‎
’’We’ve, therefore, invited the CHAN champions DR Congo. I am optimistic the match will help our team acquire the tactics they need to confront New Zealand. ...
Catholic Church’s hierarchy in DR Congo
African Press Agency (subscription) - ‎Apr 12, 2009‎
APA - Kinshasa (DR Congo) The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) is the national institution which administers and presides over the fate of the ...
Oil in Uganda casts a shadow
Radio Netherlands - ‎13 hours ago‎
Oil has also been found in neighbouring DR Congo, but the government there is a long way behind in exploration". Two years ago, there were still skirmishes ...

AFP

DR Congo army fights off rebel attack in east
AFP - ‎Apr 9, 2009‎
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — Ten people were killed when troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday fought off an attack by a joint force of Mai-Mai ...
DR Congo Jailbreak Leaves 12 Death, 15 Injured CRIENGLISH.com
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FM: Russia to strengthen ties with DR Congo
Xinhua - ‎Apr 7, 2009‎
MOSCOW, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia favors strengthened relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ...

Voice of America

DR-CONGO: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott "Blood Minerals"
IPS - ‎Apr 1, 2009‎
"There is widespread looting, burning of villages and an unacceptable peak of sexual violence," Marcel Stoessel, Oxfam's country director in DR Congo, ...
Rights group wants Congo 'conflict mineral' tracing www.worldbulletin.net
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