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Sheila Velez reports on how the people of Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo feel about the war crimes trial of local leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Read more »
Pursuing Justice for the DR Congo, February 2011
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Photo 1 of 5Credit: Sheila VélezBunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now a relatively peaceful place, thanks to the biggest peacekeeping mission ever launched by the United Nations. -
Photo 2 of 5Credit: Sheila VélezHowever, the area is still the undisputed stronghold of one of Africa's more notorious warlords, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, now on trial at the International Criminal Court at The Hague. His Union of Congolese Patriots has an office in Bunia. -
Photo 3 of 5Credit: Sheila VélezUPC spokesman Professor Pilo Kamaragi denies any relationship with Lubanga, but thinks the International Criminal Court is biased in trying him. -
Photo 4 of 5Credit: Sheila VélezBut Gilbert Tandia Bakonzi, a human rights defender and director of the Pelican Centre for Peace and Justice in Bunia, believes the proceedings in The Hague will bring peace to the region. "These trials send a clear message: the era of impunity is ending. Ituri needs justice, but reconciliation depends on us," says Gilbert. -
Photo 5 of 5Credit: Sheila VélezA group of local residents from Katoto, Ituri.
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