Grand Vol à l’Echelle Mondiale – Un nouveau rapport révèle une tactique de pointe pour poursuivre en justice des caïds de trafic illégal, des groupes armés pour le crime de guerre du pillage.
Le 22 janvier 2015 – Depuis l’Etat islamique d’Irak et du Levant (ISIL : Islamic State of Irak and the Levant) de l’Armée de Résistance du Seigneur (LRA : Lord’s Resistance Army) jusqu'à Al-Shabaab, de violent groupes armés engendrent des centaines de millions de dollars et financent leurs activités par le biais du commerce illicite des minéraux, met en garde un nouveau rapport de l'ONG américaine Enough Project. « Le Grand Vol à l’Echelle Mondiale (Grand Theft Global) : Poursuivre en justice le crime de guerre du pillage des ressources naturelles en République Démocratique du Congo », montre en détails ...
Grand Theft Global: New Report Reveals Leading-edge Tactic to Prosecute Trafficking Kingpins, Armed Groups for War Crime of Pillage
January 21, 2015 -- From the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to Al-Shabaab, violent armed groups are generating hundreds of millions of dollars and financing their activities through illicit trafficking of minerals and other natural resources, warns a new report by the Enough Project. “Grand Theft Global: Prosecuting the War Crime of Natural Resource Pillage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” details how prosecuting commanders, trafficking kingpins and transnational facilitators for the war crime of pillage (“theft during war”) could break new ground to help end the world’s worst resource-driven ...
Grand Theft Global – Prosecuting the War Crime of Natural Resource Pillage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
From the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to Al-Shabaab, many of the world’s most infamous and destabilizing armed actors today finance their activities in part through the illegal exploitation and trade of natural resources. Theft in the context of armed conflict constitutes the war crime of pillage, which is punishable in most domestic jurisdictions and at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Depuis l'État islamique d'Irak et du Levant (ISIL : Islamic State of Irak and the Levant) de l’Armée de Résistance du Seigneur (LRA : Lord’s Resistance Army) jusqu'à Al-Shabaab, de ...
Top LRA Commander’s Transfer to ICC “Historic”, “Victory for Victims” says Enough Project
January 13, 2015 --- Dominic Ongwen, one of the most senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), will be transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to the U.S. State Department. Enough Project analysts are available for interviews, background on Ongwen, and expert commentary on the LRA and significance of the ICC referral in this case ...
LRA commander Ongwen should be transferred to ICC, support to justice & reconciliation in LRA-affected areas should be increased
Senior Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen, who surrendered Tuesday in the Central African Republic, should be transferred to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes ...
A Moment for Momentum: The Surrender of Dominic Ongwen
Read what Enough's experts are saying about the surrender of top LRA commander Dominic Ongwen, the backstory of the fighter known as "The White Ant," and news coverage from outlets ranging from The New York Times to Vice News ...
LRA Commander Ongwen Should Be Transferred to ICC
January 9, 2015 --- This week, Dominic Ongwen, one of the most senior commanders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), surrendered to U.S. forces in the Central African Republic. Ongwen's defection is strong evidence that the African Union mission against the LRA is working, slowly but surely. It also triggers a critical opportunity for justice ...
Attacks in Beni, eastern Congo. Part 2: Violence continues, authorities launch gradual response
In the first post in a series about a number of deadly civilian attacks in Beni territory in North Kivu, we described the initial surge of violence in October, and tensions between local populations and the authorities meant to protect them – local government and MONUSCO peacekeepers. In this post, we begin with the last of the October attacks to report on the deadly 2 months that followed ...
BREAKING: LRA Top Commander Surrenders
January 5, 2015 --- Dominic Ongwen, one of the most senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) next to Joseph Kony, has reportedly surrendered to U.S. forces in the Central African Republic today, according to the US State Department. The Enough Project has also received early confirmation of the defection from multiple sources inside the Counter-LRA Mission of the Joint African Union Regional Task Force ...
Interview with Kasper Agger: From the Bloody Trail of Kony’s LRA
Kasper Agger, the Enough Project’s Central Africa-based field researcher and LRA expert, recently completed an in-depth regional investigation, traveling across areas where the LRA has been active, and meeting with victims, regional officials, local leaders, aid workers, and ex-soldiers who have escaped or defected from the LRA. As part of Enough’s ongoing interview series, Agger spoke with Greg Hittelman about what he saw, experienced, and learned ...
