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UN:
Final Report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (December 12, 2008)
This report documents the extensive business and government
connections that the Rwandan government has to proxy forces
inside Congo causing terrible devastation and human suffering
among the Congolese people. The report played a critical role
in leading Sweden, Netherlands and Canada to withdraw foreign
aid from the Rwandan government.
HRW:
We Will Crush You (November 25, 2008)
The report documents the Restriction of Political Space in the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Global
Witness - Digging in Corruption: Fraud, Abuse and Exploitation
in Katanga's Copper and Cobalt Mines (July 2006)
Global Witness’s research confirmed entrenched patterns
of illicit exports of minerals across the DRC-Zambia border,
with government and security officials either turning a blind
eye to false or inaccurate export certificates, or actively
colluding with trading companies to circumvent control procedures.
Large quantities of minerals are leaving the country undeclared,
representing a huge loss for the Congolese economy – but
a vast gain for a small number of powerful actors. The big influx
of foreign companies pouring into Katanga since 2004 has presented
yet more opportunities for the political elite to enrich itself.
MONUC:
Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(May 10, 2006)
This disturbing report documents a number of human rights violations
by the police and the Armed Forces of the DRC. The report provides
details of summary executions, torture, rapes, beatings, arbitrary
arrests and other egregious human abuses.
International
Crisis Group - Congo’s Elections: Making or Breaking the
Peace (April 27, 2006)
The International Crisis Group reports on the prospects for
a peaceful election process in the Congo. The report makes specific
recommendations to the transitional government, political parties,
the members of the international community, the Independent
Electoral Commission, the United Nations and the Donors.
Netherlands
Institute for Southern Africa - The State vs. the People: Governance,
Mining and the Transitional Regime in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (January 27, 2006)
 By
means of a case study of the situation in Katanga, this report
gives a most illustrative analysis of exactly how the efforts
to improve the situation of the DRC's population, and transform
Congo's 'fatal transactions' into fair ones have been undermined
by bad governance practices under the transitional government.
The International Fatal Transactions campaign hopes that this
report will provide those committed to improve the situation
of the DRC's population, with a deeper insight, tools and knowledge
to promote just and democratic governance of the DRC's natural
resources.
UN
Resolution 1653 (January 27, 2006)
The resolution calls on the Governments of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to disarm and demobilize
militias and armed groups, especially northern Uganda’s
Lord’s Resistance Army. The resolution also acknowledges
the link between the illegal exploitation of natural resources,
the illicit trade of those resources and the proliferation and
trafficking of arms as key factors fueling and exacerbating
the conflicts in the Great Lakes. Resolution 1653 thus urges
the countries of the region to promote lawful and transparent
use of natural resources among themselves and in the region.
(Source: Global
Policy Forum)
The
Lutundula Report (December 2005)
"In June 2005
the Lutundula Commission, a special National Assembly commission
led by parliamentarian Christophe Lutundula, submitted a report
on its investigations into mining and other business contracts
that rebels and government authorities signed between 1996 and
2003, when Congo was wracked by war. The report found that dozens
of contracts are either illegal or of limited value for the
development of the country and it recommends their termination
or renegotiation. It further recommends judicial action against
a number of senior political and corporate actors involved in
these operations." (Source: HRW).
The
Curse of Gold (June 2005)
This report was published by Human RIghts Watch in June 2005.
It documents human rights abuses linked to efforts to control
two key gold mining areas, Mongbwalu (Ituri District) and Durba
(Haut Uélé District), both bordering Uganda.
Special
Report of the Secretary-General on the Elections in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (May 26, 2005)
This report documents the elements of the Congo's constitution
that lays the foundation for the upcoming elections. It also
provides an overview of the political climate in the country.
Rights
and Accountability in Development (RAID): The Unanswered Questions:
Companies, Conflict and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(May 2004)
This report examined the UN Panel’s allegations against
40 companies and included additional evidence attesting to the
companies' involvement in human rights violations, corruption
and/or illegal resource exploitation.
United Nations Reports on the Illegal Exploitation of
Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth in the DRC
The
United Nations Security Council Report (October 2003)
This report is the mandate of the panel of experts on the Illegal
Exploitation of Natural Resources and other forms of Wealth
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a period of six
months.
The
United Nations Security Council Report (October 2002)
This is the third of FOUR reports by the United Nations. The
panel of experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources
and other forms of Wealth in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo provides more in depth information on the illegal exploitation
of the mineral wealth of the Congo.
The
United Nations Security Council Report (April 2001)
Report of the illegal exploitation of the minerals (coltan,
gold, copper, timber, etc) of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo. This report names the individuals, companies and countries
behind the illegal exploitation of minerals in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
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