Information on "Human Rights" and "Central Africa"
April 2012
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11 Apr 2012
The Lord’s Resistance Army: The US Response
Author: Alexis Arieff, Lauren Ploch
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report examines the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the US responses to its actions. More on «The Lord’s Resistance Army: The US Response»
January 2012
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2012
And Africa Will Shine Forth
Author: Jean Ping
Publisher: International Peace Institute (IPI)
This work presents the personal reflections of Jean Ping, former President of the United Nations General Assembly and Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, on a variety of issues concerning the African continent. More on «And Africa Will Shine Forth»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
From Compliance to Practice
Author: Tanja A Börzel, Jana Hönke
Publisher: Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy (ATASP)
This paper investigates the security practices of multinational companies and whether these comply with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. More on «From Compliance to Practice»
September 2011
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1 Sep 2011
The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments
Author: Ted Dagne
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
In October 2008, the forces of the National Congress for the Defense of the Congolese People (CNDP), under the command of General Laurent Nkunda, launched a major offensive against the Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) in eastern Cong... More on «The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments »
July 2011
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22 Jul 2011
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa
Author: Alexis Arieff, Rhoda Margesson, Marjorie Ann Browne, Matthew C Weed
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has, to date, opened cases exclusively in Africa. More on «International Criminal Court Cases in Africa»
January 2011
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2011
Somewhere to Turn?
Author: Randi Solhjell, Benjamin de Carvalho, Jon Harald Sande Lie
Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
This report addresses the current situation of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad. More on «Somewhere to Turn?» -
2011
La complexité de la violence
Author: Maria Eriksson Baaz, Maria Stern
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
La présente analyse des violences sexuelles en Afrique, en période de guerre et d’après conflit, consiste en une étude du cas de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). More on «La complexité de la violence»
October 2010
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Oct 2010
The Security Sector in Southern Africa
Author: Phillipe Azanzi, Marilize Ackermann, Joao Carlos Colaco, Boichoko Abraham Ditlhake, Ebai Eban, Charles Goredema, Sabelo Gumedze, Cheryl Hendricks, Berber Hettinga, Lauren Hutton, Leon Kukkuk, Gabriel Malebang, Aquinaldo Mandlate, Themba Masuku, Mpho Molomo, Bob Libert Muchabaiwa, Lukas Muntingh, Takawira Musavengana, Johan Potgieter, Sean Tait, Stephen van Neel
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This monograph is a study of the security sector in six Southern African countries, namely Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. More on «The Security Sector in Southern Africa»
September 2010
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Sep 2010
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: U.S. Agencies Should Take Further Actions to Contribute to the Effective Regulation and Control of the Minerals Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Author: Loren Yager
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
The US GAO was asked to examine the connection between minerals trade and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the efforts to help control the trade. More on «The Democratic Republic of the Congo: U.S. Agencies Should Take Further Actions to Contribute to the Effective Regulation and Control of the Minerals Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo» -
Sep 2010
The International Criminal Court in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Makau Mutua
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy paper is a practically-oriented comparative analysis of the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, and the Central African Republic, and the policy implications for its work for Norway, States Parties, ci... More on «The International Criminal Court in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities»
