Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo – Court started on Tuesday afternoon, a day-and-a-half late. The three-day mobile court hearings focused on sexual violence cases began with the first defendant ...

The justice minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Constant Mutamba, announced on Saturday the release of 527 prisoners from the central prison of Makala, DRC on X (formerly Twitter).

Human Rights Watch said the recent conviction of just two Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers out of a total 39 tried for a mass rape in 2012 points to deeper failings in the justice system. The ...

Six million people around the world are being asked to sign a petition launched by Amnesty International today, to demand justice for the victims and survivors of the conflict in the Democratic ...

We are writing to offer several key recommendations with regards to the draft legislation on the creation of specialized mixed chambers within the national judicial system of the Democratic Republic ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formed a new advisory council that includes senior war crimes lawyers from the US and Europe to support its push for accountability for atrocities committed ...

To whomever wants to listen to the voice of conscience in the Democratic Republic of Congo, be they from the DRC or other countries, it is clear that these voices of conscience emanate from the ...

Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has attacked the country’s justice system after the Senate voted to lift his immunity, paving the way for him to be ...

Constant Mutamba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Minister of Justice, has been poisoned, according to a statement from the Ministry of State on Saturday. The minister underwent medical tests ...

Like other government institutions that were neglected during years of civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the justice system is in dire need of reform. Since 2002, the country’s ...

Editor’s Note: Sophie Rosenberg is part of the Democratic Republic of Congo research team for Amnesty International. She was present this week for Bosco Ntaganda’s first hearing in front of the ...

Mother and child fleeing fighting between DRC and rebels backed by Ugandan forces shelter at a refugee camp in Zambia in 2003. Photo by Natalie Behring-Chisholm/Getty Images In 2005, the International ...