Sexual Violences in the Media (September/October 2007)
The NGO call the authorities to adopt the project of law that would enable the prosecution of the suspects of war crimes in civil courts, since they could be only in military courts up to now.
The Congolese legislator prepared a project of law of implementation of the Statute of Rome [...].In September 2005, the project of law has been submitted to the National Assembly for approval but nothing has been made since then, although, the project wa welcomed favorably by many, including the official governmental , its sponsor, Kinshasa and Ituri s' the organizations civil society organizations as well as several experts.
Christian Hemedi Bayolo, the IPC (CN-CPI) coordinator of the National Coalition of RDC calls to a fast action for the adoption of the implementation law.
M. Donat-Cattin of Parliamentarians heart Global Action (PGA)explained that the objectors to the project of law succeeded in choking the question during years. "We noted a big resistance", she specified.War Crimes Justice Reform Urged - By Sonia Nezamzadeh (IWPR) in The Hague and Desire-Israel Kazadi in Kinshasa -october 27/ 2007 http://www.iwpr.net/?p=acr&s=f&o=340092&apc_state=henh
Dirty war against women in Kivu in DRCSale guerre contre les femmes au Kivu en RDC, World March of DRC Women , Report on horrific and widespread sexual violence . Colette Braeckman, Special envoy in Walungu, Kaniola et Nzibira (South-Kivu,DRC Congo) Tuesday September 25, 2007, Courrier de la Marche Mondiale des Femmes N° 93, http://www.genreenaction.net/spip.php?article5816 (In French)
