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Peace in the Home and Peace in the World: Help End Violence Against Women!
A life free from violence is a fundamental human right, yet women and girls are targeted specifically because of their sex or gender, and violence often affects women disproportionately.
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Inside the DRC’s Artisanal Mining Industry
On top of suffering harsh work conditions, many creuseurs - meaning "diggers," as the miners are known locally - are ruthlessly exploited by traders.
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What Does Your Cell Phone Have to Do with Armed Conflict?
This victory is an important step in bringing much-needed transparency and accountability to companies’ sourcing of conflict minerals.
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Federal Court Upholds Corporate Accountability Disclosure Rule
In a decision issued late today, a federal district court upheld in full the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) "conflict minerals rule."
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On International Justice Day, Survivors of Mass Atrocities Join Human Rights Leaders and Governments at U.N. for Discussion on Accountability and Justice
Global leaders unite in support of atrocity prevention through justice and accountability
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Profits and loss: Mining and human rights in Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the world's most important mineral reserves. For more than a decade the extraction of these resources has been linked to conflict,…
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Annual Report: Rwanda 2013
REPUBLIC OF RWANDA Head of state Paul Kagame The government continued to stifle legitimate freedom of expression and association. Cases of illegal detention and allegations of torture by Rwandan military…
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Annual Report: Congo 2013
REPUBLIC OF CONGO Head of state and government Denis Sassou-N’Guesso Torture and other ill-treatment by members of the security forces were reported, in some cases leading to deaths. Three asylum-seekers…
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Annual Report: Democratic Republic of Congo 2013
Democratic Republic of the Congo Head of state Joseph Kabila Head of government Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon The already precarious security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
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This Mother’s Day, It Was Motherhood, Not Rape, That Made Congo the Worst Place to Be a Woman
The gross abuses associated with wartime violence against women don’t even factor into Congo’s ranking; the report cites among the highest rates of maternal mortality, child mortality, poverty, poor education…
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Department of State Human Rights Reports: The Resource That Washington Ignores
It is disappointing that this important document is largely ignored by the very government that produces it.
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The “Terminator,” War Crimes, and the Obama Administration: All Roads Lead to Rome
With the (hopefully) imminent transfer of “the Terminator” to the ICC, President Obama should strengthen the credibility of the US as a source of hope for those who long for…