Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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| Top UN officials urge inquiry into killing of Congolese human rights activist | |
UN News Centre - June 3, 2010 | |
 | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston and Alan Doss, the head of the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), have all issued statements condemning the murder of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire. |
| Leading Human Rights Activist Found Dead in Congo | |
Amnesty International USA - June 2, 2010 | |
 | Floribert Chebeya has been arrested and harassed by the authorities in the past but it seems he may have paid the ultimate price for his valuable work. He was the executive director of one of Congo’s largest human rights organizations, Voix des Sans Voix (VSV), and of the national network of human rights groups. |
| The ICC signs enforcement agreements with Belgium, Denmark, and Finland | |
ICC - June 1, 2010 | |
 | “Having sufficient options in place to ensure the enforcement of judicially ordered sentences is an important element in the overall credibility of the judicial process at the ICC”, stated ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, during the signing ceremony. |
| UN to reduce DR Congo peace force | |
BBC News - May 28, 2010 | |
 | The UN Security Council has voted to authorise the withdrawal of up to 2,000 peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo by 30 June. However, it has delayed a decision on the full withdrawal of its 20,500-strong force, as sought by Congolese President Joseph Kabila, to next year. |
| Security Council agrees to convert UN mission in DR Congo into stabilization force | |
UN News - May 28, 2010 | |
 | The Security Council today extended the current mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by one month and agreed to transform the operation so that from then on it becomes a stabilization mission. |
| U.S. Official Sees Improvement in Africa's Great Lakes Region | |
Charles W. Corey | America.gov - May 26, 2010 | |
 | President Kabila has taken important steps to address insecurity, but they remain insufficient. The president has also voiced strong support for our program to train a light infantry battalion in Kisangani. That training includes a strong focus on improving FARDC human rights practices, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson told the U.S. Congress. |
| Great Lakes regional body calls for free, fair elections in member states | |
Xinhua - May 23, 2010 | |
 | The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Sunday urged its member states to hold free and fair elections in order to avoid the region from slipping back to anarchy. |
| Great Lakes states meet in Uganda over conflict minerals | |
Xinhua - May 23, 2010 | |
 | Senior government officials from the Great Lakes region on Sunday started a two-day meeting here that will discuss among others the illegal exploitation of natural resources that is fueling conflicts in the region. |
| African Leaders Discuss Nile River Dispute | |
VOA News - May 23, 2010 | |
 | Egypt's president has met with leaders of Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss a dispute over the Nile River. This month, Kenya and four other African nations signed an agreement to re-examine how the river's waters are shared. Congo and Burundi have promised to sign within a year. |
| DR Congo appoint temporary coach as search goes on | |
BBC Sport - May 19, 2010 | |
 | DR Congo have appointed Otis Ngoma as temporary coach of the national side as the search for a permanent successor to Patrice Neveu continues. The DRC Football Federation says it has a list of more than 30 coaches who they are considering for the vacancy. |
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