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</div> </div> <div class="bottom-section container"> <div class="row topic-row"> <div id="sidebar" class="sidebar col-xl-2" data-width="300" data-small-width="50"> <div id="sidebar-wrapper" class="wrapper"> <a class="sidebar-trigger hidden-xl-up animated" href="javascript:void(0);"><i class="fa fa-angle-right fa-3x"></i></a> <a class="sidebar-close-trigger hidden-xl-up hidden animated" href="javascript:void(0);"><i class="fa fa-angle-left fa-3x"></i></a> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <ul> <li><a href="#section-1" class="sidebar-anchor text-uppercase">Context</a></li> <li><a href="#section-2" class="sidebar-anchor text-uppercase">What does TRIAL International do in DRC?</a></li> <li><a href="#section-3" class="sidebar-anchor text-uppercase">Local structures</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main-content" class="main-content col-xl-10"> <div class="container container-breadcrumbs container-1200"><div class="row"><div class="col-xs-12"><ul 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Bordering on Rwanda and Burundi, this zone is the one most affected by the conflict. Incessant fighting has been going on there since 1994 between the armed rebel factions and the national security forces. Civilians have often come under attack and tens of thousands of victims have been left in its wake. </strong></p> <p>The genocide of 1994 in Rwanda has had tragic repercussions in eastern DRC. Over a period of 30 years, DRC’s civil war has caused millions of direct and indirect victims, making it the deadliest conflict since the end of World War II. In many places, armed groups and national security forces are still tearing each other apart to gain control of the territory. Greed for its ample mining and agricultural resources make it all the more vulnerable.</p> <p>The judicial system remains highly dysfunctional, and impunity remains widespread for state and non-state actors alike. The remoteness of certain areas and the poor infrastructures make it particularly difficult for crimes to get reported and documented.</p> </div> </div> <div class="section-content" id="section-2"> <h2 class="text-uppercase orange">What does TRIAL International do in DRC?</h2> <div> <div><span lang="EN-US">TRIAL International operates in Eastern DRC as well as in the Kasai region within international civil society networks. Its work and expertise complement that of the other local and international actors/tresses working on justice and the fight against impunity. All work to reinforce the capacity of the Congolese judicial system to prosecute mass crimes.</span></div> <div></div> <figure id="attachment_5232" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5232" style="width: 1218px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="img-fluid wp-image-5232" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/©Phil-Moore_DRC_PEM_COD_SAKE_MUGUNGA_3814-300x200.jpg" alt="©Phil Moore_DRC_PEM_COD_SAKE_MUGUNGA_3814" width="1218" height="812" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/©Phil-Moore_DRC_PEM_COD_SAKE_MUGUNGA_3814-300x200.jpg 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/©Phil-Moore_DRC_PEM_COD_SAKE_MUGUNGA_3814-768x511.jpg 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/©Phil-Moore_DRC_PEM_COD_SAKE_MUGUNGA_3814-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/©Phil-Moore_DRC_PEM_COD_SAKE_MUGUNGA_3814.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1218px) 100vw, 1218px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5232" class="wp-caption-text">The conflict in DRC has triggered mass population displacements. ©Phil Moore</figcaption></figure> <h4><strong>Bringing justice to victims</strong></h4> <p>TRIAL International <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/?keywords=&country=926&topic=&resource_type=&body=&orderBy=date&submitted=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">takes up cases</a> involving one to several hundred victims. All support comes free-of-charge for the victims, and may include medical and psychological care when needed. It is also one of the few NGOs helping victims receive <a href="https://trialinternational.org/topics-post/reparations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reparations</a>.</p> <p>While TRIAL International privileges domestic proceedings, it also litigates cases before <a href="https://trialinternational.org/topics-post/united-nations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">international mechanisms</a>.</p> <h4><strong>Capacity-building for local practitioners </strong></h4> <p>TRIAL International offers long- and short-term <a href="https://trialinternational.org/topics-post/renforcement-des-capacites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">training programs</a> for <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-the-fight-against-impunity-continues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">judicial actors/tresses</a> from DRC and <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/trial-delivers-its-first-regional-training-session-for-african-great-lakes-lawyers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">neighboring countries</a>. Over the years, it has trained lawyers, magistrates, investigators, grassroot NGOs and individual human rights defenders.</p> <p>Each year, a <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/two-congolese-lawyers-testify/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">12-months coaching program</a> destined to lawyers offers an individualized, in-depth training on mass crimes litigation. Covering national, regional and international procedures, it combines theoretical inputs with real-cases applications. At the end of their training, lawyers often stay involved with TRIAL’s ongoing cases.</p> <h4><strong>Fighting impunity</strong></h4> <p>In eastern DRC, both rebel armed groups and the army are responsible for gross human rights violations. TRIAL International believes that no one should be above the law, and has therefore brought cases against <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/kamananga-and-lumenje-two-congolese-villages-gone-from-tragedy-to-hope/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">militia leaders</a>, <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/torture-in-drc-prisons-ending-the-conspiracy-of-silence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police- </a>or <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/mirenzo-theatre-of-confrontations-between-militia-and-the-congolese-army/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">army officers</a> and <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/kavumu-hmc-confirms-all-condemnations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">politicians</a> alike.</p> </div> </div> <div class="section-content" id="section-3"> <h2 class="text-uppercase orange">Local structures</h2> <div> <p style="font-weight: 400;">TRIAL International opened its office in Bukavu (South Kivu) in 2014, and its office in Kananga (Kasai-central) in 2022. From 2018 to 2021, the organization also had an office in Goma (North Kivu). 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src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> </div> <div class="summary"> On March 1, 2023, three militiamen from the Raia Mutomboki Bralima armed group were convicted by the Military Tribunal o... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/the-bralima-trial-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-three-militiamen-convicted-for-crimes-against-humanity/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/the-bralima-trial-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-three-militiamen-convicted-for-crimes-against-humanity/"><img src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/palais_rogne.jpg" alt="Featured Image" class="img-fluid" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 slider-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a 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On Tuesday, the Kananga garrison military court delivered its verdict in the... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/guilty-verdict-in-the-trial-of-9-militiamen-suspected-of-war-crimes-in-bana-ba-ntumba/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/guilty-verdict-in-the-trial-of-9-militiamen-suspected-of-war-crimes-in-bana-ba-ntumba/"><img src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bannière-site-CP-avril-2022-1.png" alt="Featured Image" class="img-fluid" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 slider-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/central-kasai-new-trial-to-judge-suspected-mass-atrocity-criminals-in-bana-ba-ntumba/">Central Kasaï: New trial to judge suspected mass atrocity criminals in Bana Ba Ntumba</a></h3> <small>12.04.2022</small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> </div> <div class="summary"> Geneva, 12 April 2022 - 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