It is with deep and profound sadness that Panzi Foundation announces the unexpected passing of the Chair of its United States Board of Directors, Mrs. Nita Evele. Mrs. Evele was a passionate and dedicated human rights defender and activist who cared deeply about the future of her home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I […]
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C’est avec effroi que nous avons appris les récentes tueries commises au Nord Kivu et en Ituri. Alors qu’au moins 19 civils ont été tués le 27 août 2021 dans le Territoire de Beni, au moins 30 civils ont été massacrés par armes blanches et armes contondantes le 3 septembre 2021 dans le Territoire d’Irumu […]
It is with horror that we have learned of the recent killings in North Kivu and Ituri. While at least 19 civilians were killed on August 27, 2021 in Beni Territory, at least 30 civilians were massacred with knives and blunt weapons on September 3, 2021 in Irumu Territory in attacks attributed to Allied Democratic […]
Pour avancer sur le chemin d’une paix durable, nos dirigeants devraient retenir les erreurs du passé et rompre avec les politiques qui ont prolongé et aggravé la souffrance du peuple congolais et l’instabilité ayant occasionné des conséquences désastreuses sur la protection des civils. Depuis Sun City en passant par Lusaka et Kampala, les accords de […]
To move forward on the path to lasting peace, our leaders should learn from the mistakes of the past and break with policies that have prolonged and exacerbated the suffering of the Congolese people and the instability that has caused disastrous consequences for the protection of civilians. From Sun City to Lusaka to Kampala, the […]
En ce 19 juin 2021, nous sommes en pensée avec toutes les victimes de l’une des armes de guerre les plus dévastatrices, le viol et les violences sexuelles comme stratégie de domination et de terreur en temps de conflit. Une arme déshumanisante qui terrasse les familles sur plusieurs générations et qui détruit totalement le tissu […]
On June 19, 2021, our thoughts are with all the victims of one of the most devastating weapons of war, rape and sexual violence as a strategy of domination and terror in times of conflict. A dehumanizing weapon which terrorizes families over several generations and which totally destroys the familial and social fabric. We also […]
To my dear brothers and sisters, inhabitants of Goma, While the province of North Kivu mourns its dead almost daily, victims of recurrent massacres in Beni, here is a part of Goma, the province’s capital, suffering the devastation of an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. The toll is heavy: dead, injured, missing, displaced, children separated […]
29 April 2021 New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap (Kinshasa) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s newly appointed government should adopt a clear strategy for holding those suspected of criminal responsibility for grave human rights violations accountable, a coalition of 50 Congolese and international nongovernmental groups said today. President Felix Tshisekedi’s new government, led […]
Bukavu, January 5, 2021 — Statement from Dr. Mukwege following the indictment of Roger Lumbala Cliquez ici pour lire en français We salute the commitment of the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office in Paris for having initiated this first indictment pronounced in the framework of a judicial procedure opened on the basis of the UN Mapping […]
C’est avec effroi que nous avons appris les récentes tueries commises au Nord Kivu et en Ituri. Alors qu’au moins 19 civils ont été tués le 27 août 2021 dans le Territoire de Beni, au moins 30 civils ont été massacrés par armes blanches et armes contondantes le 3 septembre 2021 dans le Territoire d’Irumu […]
It is with horror that we have learned of the recent killings in North Kivu and Ituri. While at least 19 civilians were killed on August 27, 2021 in Beni Territory, at least 30 civilians were massacred with knives and blunt weapons on September 3, 2021 in Irumu Territory in attacks attributed to Allied Democratic […]
Pour avancer sur le chemin d’une paix durable, nos dirigeants devraient retenir les erreurs du passé et rompre avec les politiques qui ont prolongé et aggravé la souffrance du peuple congolais et l’instabilité ayant occasionné des conséquences désastreuses sur la protection des civils. Depuis Sun City en passant par Lusaka et Kampala, les accords de […]
To move forward on the path to lasting peace, our leaders should learn from the mistakes of the past and break with policies that have prolonged and exacerbated the suffering of the Congolese people and the instability that has caused disastrous consequences for the protection of civilians. From Sun City to Lusaka to Kampala, the […]
En ce 19 juin 2021, nous sommes en pensée avec toutes les victimes de l’une des armes de guerre les plus dévastatrices, le viol et les violences sexuelles comme stratégie de domination et de terreur en temps de conflit. Une arme déshumanisante qui terrasse les familles sur plusieurs générations et qui détruit totalement le tissu […]
On June 19, 2021, our thoughts are with all the victims of one of the most devastating weapons of war, rape and sexual violence as a strategy of domination and terror in times of conflict. A dehumanizing weapon which terrorizes families over several generations and which totally destroys the familial and social fabric. We also […]
To my dear brothers and sisters, inhabitants of Goma, While the province of North Kivu mourns its dead almost daily, victims of recurrent massacres in Beni, here is a part of Goma, the province’s capital, suffering the devastation of an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. The toll is heavy: dead, injured, missing, displaced, children separated […]
29 April 2021 New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap (Kinshasa) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s newly appointed government should adopt a clear strategy for holding those suspected of criminal responsibility for grave human rights violations accountable, a coalition of 50 Congolese and international nongovernmental groups said today. President Felix Tshisekedi’s new government, led […]
Bukavu, January 5, 2021 — Statement from Dr. Mukwege following the indictment of Roger Lumbala Cliquez ici pour lire en français We salute the commitment of the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office in Paris for having initiated this first indictment pronounced in the framework of a judicial procedure opened on the basis of the UN Mapping […]