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DRC: President of FDLR confirms that renounces armed struggle

June 2, 2014 Global AuthorArms, DRC, FDLR, MONUSCO, UN

President Victor Byiringiro have FDLR The acting president of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), General Victor Byiringiro confirms that his men have laid down their arms since December 30, 2013. This statement Rwandan Hutu rebels, some of whom are accused by Kigali of being former genocidal raises some suspicion both on the side of Rwanda and… Read More

Vision GRAM-International : Impunity to Justice in DR Congo

May 12, 2014 Global AuthorDR Congo, DRC, impunity, sexual warfare, Vision-GRAM International

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Vision GRAM International By: Victor Amisi, Executive Director Vision GRAM International (Ottawa, May 10) -Since the wars in DR Congo, women and girls were victims of rape and sexual violence. Acts committed in violation of international human rights law and humanitarian law. Efforts were made to put an end to barbaric acts committed by all armed groups.… Read More

Ex-DR Congo warlord Mutebusi dies in Rwanda

May 12, 2014 Global Authordead, DRC, DRC warlord, Mutebusi, Nkunda, Rwanda, war

Jules Mutebusi (R) pictured alongside General Laurent Nkunda (L) on 04 june 2004, after their troops overran the town of Goma. AFP KINSHASA – Jules Mutebusi, a former DR Congo rebel leader often described as a Rwandan proxy, has died in Kigali where he had been exiled for a decade, relatives and officials said Sunday. “He died on Friday evening in… Read More

DR Congo faces food insecurity despite aid

May 11, 2014 Global AuthorDRC, food crisis, Malnutrition, Starvation, war

In war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, aid is not turning into food security – leaving populations close to famine. Bureaucracy can lead to food sitting in warehouses while local communities face hunger Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo – When the World Food Programme delivered aid to internally displaced people in the camps nearest to… Read More

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

April 30, 2014 Global Authorcongo, dictator, DRC, John Kerry, Organize, Paul Kagame, President Obama, RNC, RPF, Rwanda

URGENT CALL TO ALL RWANDANS: UNITE, MOBILIZE AND ORGANISE FOR A NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION ! For almost all of us Rwandans, we know how much suffering we are undergoing. We are a fearful nation. On every hill we live in fear, anger, suspicion, and uncertain of the future. We are in jails in Rwanda. We are in jails in Arusha,… Read More

Rwandan president General Paul Kagame’s dictatorship dwarfs General Idi Amin Dada’s rule

April 28, 2014 Global AuthorDRC, Idi Amin Dada, John Kerry, Kagame, murderer, Obama, Rwanda, Uganda

Most authoritarian leaders come across as caring and loving individuals who are keen to defend the defenceless. Behind this ‘sheep’s’ skin there is normally a ‘wolf’ waiting for the right opportunity to pounce. No dictator in modern history can match President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in playing the roles of; victim, defender, saviour, nationalist, great statesman, global leader, liar, villain and… Read More

Kigali vs Pretoria-The Congolese Cold War

March 18, 2014 Global Authorcongo, DRC, Kagame, Rwanda, South Africa, Zuma

Over the last couple of months the Rwandan government has been aggressively pursuing alleged perpetuators of the brutal genocide that occurred in the 1990s. In this regard the Rwandan government has actively supported the assassination of political activists in exile in South Africa. The former intelligence Chief Patrick Karegeya was found murdered in a hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg at the… Read More

Congo militia leader ordered rapes, massacres: prosecutor

February 10, 2014 Global AuthorDRC, ICC, Kabila, Kagame, Museveni, Ntaganda, Rwanda, Trial, Warlord

Defense Counsel Marc Desalliers (R) and Caroline Buteau look on during the case against Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, February 10, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/TOUSSAINT KLUITERS/UNITED PHOTOS/POOL (Reuters) – A Congolese militia leader widely known as “the Terminator” led fighters, including child soldiers, in a campaign of ethnically-motivated rape and murder, the International… Read More

Vision-GRAM International visits DRC: Interview with Executive Director Victor Amisi

February 3, 2014 Global AuthorBukavu, Child Soldiers, DRC, Rebel groups, Vision-GRAM International

Vision-GRAM International (Group of action against Marginalization) is an organization of human rights affiliated to project GRAM- Kivu, which works to promote human rights in defending the rights of children and women. The vision of the organization dates from 1996 when the region of the Great Lakes – (Africa), conflicts have plagued the Democratic Republic of Congo and created millions… Read More

Rwandan diplomat slams UN report

January 24, 2014 Global AuthorDemocratic Republic Congo, DRC, M23 Rebels, Oliver Nduhungirehe, Rwanda, UN, United nations

A senior Rwandan diplomat has hit back at a United Nations (UN) report that indicates the M23 rebel group continues to recruit in his country.The official who serves as deputy to the country’s Ambassador to the UN has denied claims in a Group of Experts report, presented to the Security Council, that his country allows the Congolese rebel group to... Read More

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