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DR-Congo: Lessons Learned 13 years after Kabila Laurent ‘s May 17, 1997 “Revolution

May 18, 2010

Laurent Desire Kabila (November 27, 1939- January 18, 2001) On May 17, 2010 the Democratic Republic of the Congo marked the May 17, 1997 end of 32 years of the Mobutu dictatorship, and the coming to power of Laurent Kabila. Kabila’s change — or call it “revolution” — raised Congolese expectations to the point […]

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Quelle Justice pour Résoudre la Question des Femmes et Filles Violées de L’Est du Congo : La justice réparatrice

May 15, 2010

par: Fidel Ayu Lumeya E-mail: Lumeyaf@yahoo.com Introduction Toute société ou collectivité confrontée à des crimes et des conflits a l’obligation de les affronter directement pour les éradiquer plutôt que de les ignorer. Il existe de nombreuses façons de répondre aux crimes et toute société doit faire un choix. Ces choix varient entre ce que […]

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Raped women in Eastern Congo need Restorative Justice as a solution

May 10, 2010

by: Fidel Ayu Lumeya Email: Congoamerican@yahoo.com Introduction Any given society or community confronted by crimes and conflict has an obligation to face them directly, to eradicate them rather than ignoring them. There exists many ways of responding to crimes and any given society has to make a choice. These choices […]

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L’AVENIR DE LA MISSION DE MAINTIEN DE PAIX DES NATIONS UNIES AU CONGO

May 10, 2010

Le gouvernement de la R. D .Congo a exprimé sa réticence à renouveler le mandat de la mission maintien de la paix de l’ONU au Congo au-delà du May31, 2010. Et je suis sûr que la délégation du Conseil de sécurité en R. D. Congo va essayer de négocier avec le gouvernement congolais. Si jusqu’à […]

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The Future of the UN Peacekeeping Mission to Congo, MONUC beyond May 31, 2010: What Next?

May 9, 2010

The government of the DR-Congo has expressed its unwillingness to renew the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping mission to the Congo beyond May31, 2010. And, the UN Security Council delegation in the DR-Congo will, I’m sure, try to negotiate with the government of the Congo. If a clear reason is up to now unknown, certainly […]

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