November 21

• Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Should Urge Rwanda to End M23 Support - Human Rights Watch [press release]

  The United States government should publicly support sanctions against Rwandan officials backing the armed group M23, which has been responsible for widespread war crimes in... Read more »

October 5

• Congo-Kinshasa: Survivors Describe Killings of Seven Humanitarian Workers

  Congolese authorities have done virtually nothing to identify or bring to justice the killers of seven humanitarian workers in an ethnically motivated attack a year ago in South... Read more »

September 11

• Rwanda: Gov't Called to Halt Support for Armed Groups in Eastern Congo [analysis]

  M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are responsible for widespread war crimes, including summary executions, rapes, and forced recruitment. Thirty-three of those... Read more »

August 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Awards for Rights Activists From Congo, Libya [press release]

  Two courageous and tireless advocates for human rights have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. Read more »

August 13

• Congo-Kinshasa: Abbé Benoit Kinalegu, Democratic Republic of Congo [press release]

  Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch... Read more »

July 11

• Congo-Kinshasa: ICC - Congolese Rebel Leader Gets 14 Years [press release]

  The International Criminal Court's sentencing on July 10, 2012, of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for recruiting and using child soldiers sends an... Read more »

June 4

• Rwanda: Rights Group Accuses Govt of Aiding DR Congo Warlord [press release]

  Rwandan military officials have been arming and supporting the mutiny in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted for war crimes by the... Read more »

June 1

• Congo-Kinshasa: Pursue Case Against Rebel Leader, Says Rights Group [press release]

  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should urgently submit information sought by the court in the case against a Rwandan rebel leader whose forces are still... Read more »

May 16

• Congo-Kinshasa: Bosco Ntaganda Recruits Children By Force [press release]

  Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who mutinied against the Democratic Republic of Congo in early April 2012, has forcibly recruited at least 149 boys and young men into his forces since April... Read more »

May 3

• Congo-Kinshasa: Joint NGO Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton On Bosco Ntaganda [document]

  The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Joint NGO Letter to UK Foreign Secretary William Hague On Bosco Ntaganda [document]

  The Rt Hon William Hague MP Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Joint NGO Letter to Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders On Bosco Ntaganda [document]

  Mr. Didier Reynders Read more »

April 13

• Congo-Kinshasa: Arrest Bosco Ntaganda for Hague Court Trial - President Suggests He's Willing to Apprehend General Wanted for War Crimes [press release]

  President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately order the arrest of Gen. Bosco Ntaganda and promptly transfer him to The Hague for a fair trial,... Read more »

March 16

• Central Africa: Justice in Congo - a Victory for Children [press release]

  Yesterday in The Hague, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers under age 15 in the... Read more »

March 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Landmark Hague Court Verdict 'a Warning to Rights Abusers'

  The International Criminal Court's (ICC) guilty verdict against rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for recruiting and using child soldiers in hostilities is a first step in bringing... Read more »

March 10

• Central Africa: Capturing Kony [press release]

  More than 50 million viewers of the Kony 2012 viral video now know that Joseph Kony, founder and leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, is a wanted man with the blood of many on his... Read more »

March 1

• Congo-Kinshasa: Questions and Answers on Lubanga Trial [document]

  1.Who is Thomas Lubanga and what are the charges against him? Read more »

December 22, 2011

• Congo-Kinshasa: 24 Killed Since Election Results Announced, Says Rights Group [press release]

  Congolese security forces have killed at least 24 people and arbitrarily detained dozens more since President Joseph Kabila was announced the winner of the disputed presidential... Read more »

December 2, 2011

• Congo-Kinshasa: Rein in Security Forces, Rights Group Urges Govt [press release]

  The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately rein in its security forces, especially the Republican Guard, and prevent the targeting of political opponents... Read more »

November 11, 2011

• Congo-Kinshasa: Letter to President Barack Obama From Civil Society Representatives in LRA-Affected Areas [document]

  20 civil society groups in northern Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan write to President Obama, in regards to the announcement by the Obama administration to send... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Declaration From the Dungu Workshop [press release]

  Dungu, Haut Uele, Orientale Province, DR Congo Read more »

• Central African Republic: Letter to Central African Republic President François Bozizé [document]

  20 civil society groups in northern Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan write to President François Bozizé , calling his attention to the ongoing... Read more »

• Central African Republic: Letter to President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit [document]

  20 civil society groups in northern Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan write to President Salva Kiir Mayardit, calling his attention to the ongoing atrocities... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Letter to DRC President Joseph Kabila From Civil Society Representatives in LRA-Affected Areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan [document]

  20 civil society groups in Northern Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan write to President Joseph Kabila , calling his attention to the ongoing atrocities committed by... Read more »

November 3, 2011

• Congo-Kinshasa: Arrest Candidate Wanted for Mass Rape [press release]

  Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately arrest an armed group leader running for political office who is wanted for crimes against humanity, including... Read more »