Prosecutor Seeks New Charges in DRC

As eastern region sees renewed violence, commentators question whether justice process actually deters atrocities. By Mélanie Gouby, Simon Jennings - International Justice - ICC ...

Bernard Munyagishari arrested for Rwandan genocide

The United Nations' court for Rwanda says a top genocide suspect has been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The man, Bernard Munyagishari is accused of being a masterminder in the killings hundreds of...

ICC to proceed with Bemba war crimes trial

" The International Criminal Court (ICC) has agreed to pursue the war crimes trial of DR Congo's former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba. An appeals panel at the court in The Hague rejected an appeal from his lawyers to dismiss the case. Mr Bemba's lawyers had argued he had...

Congolese Rape Victims March Against Sexual Violence

" Many of Congo's rape survivors took to the streets Sunday to speak out against sexual violence in a country where it has become a weapon of war. "My heart is in pain, why are you raping me?" sang the rape ...

DR Congo: Oxfam Reports Shocking Rape Figures

An Oxfam report released on April 15, shows a shocking increase in rape incidents in the DR Congo. In the eastern part of the country where the military have been especially active the incidents of rape also...

Nsabimana Kanizius's Letter to the Leaders in the DRC

http://www.thinkhumanity.org/uploads/files/Jimmy.pdf Click link above for entire paper. JIMMY’S FIRST PUBLISHED PAPER.           2009 –July_30th TO THE DRC LEADERS! I was the first victim and accused in several...

Rape Used as Weapon in DR Congo

Rape as a weapon of war has been used for thousands of years.  The famous painting The Rape of the Sabine Women commemorates a battle fought thousands of years ago.  It is still a weapon of war...

One Net - Four Children - Five Dollars

Today is World Poverty Day. The main mission of Think Humanity is: “Joining in the fight against malaria by providing refugees with resources and manpower.” We have provided more than 8,000 mosquito nets (LLIN)...

Hillary Clinton Outburst At Student, Asserts Difference from Bill

Hillary Clinton outburst at a student at a forum in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, because the student asked her for Bill Clinton's views. Hillary Clinton snapped at the student, asserting that...

U N Powerless, Congo Massacre Continues, Peace Talks Falter

 In the small Congolese town of Kiwanja, at least 150 people, mostly young men, were systematically executed by rebel troops. This, while a UN peacekeeping force of 100 was stationed less than a mile away.  NP member rahul brought us this story when it broke last...

Increasing Violence in Congo Endangers Quarter Million

The deadly civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to rage.  Officially the civil war that cost at least four million their lives has ended, but the recent escalation of fighting between...

HIV May Have Been Infecting Humans For A Century

New information published in the journal Nature sheds new light on the origin of the virus that causes AIDS, a scourge that has spread around the world and killed millions."A biopsy taken from an African woman...

Not a Unicorn: An Okapi in the Wild: First Picture

CONGO: London Zoologists have captured images of the Okapi in the wild in Virunga National Park.  Okapi have the characteristics of a deer and a giraffe and striking leg stripes.  It is believed the...

UN Security Council lifts arms embargo on Rwanda

As the UN Security Council perceived progress in Rwanda, it decided to lift an arm embargo as off today. " Security Council lifts arms embargo on Rwanda 10 July 2008 – The United Nations Security Council today lifted an arms embargo originally imposed after the 1994...

Congo-Kinshasa: Annan Calls On Both Sidesto Meet - AllAfrica.com

" Email This Page Print This Page UN News Service (New York) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, working to defuse tension in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been in touch by telephone with the two leading candidates in the country's landmark...

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