DRC urged to adopt new law to prosecute war crimes

[JURIST] A coalition of 146 Congolese and international human rights organizations released a joint declaration [text, PDF] Tuesday urging the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [BBC backgrounder] to create new mechanisms in its national justice system for prosecuting war crimes. Specifically, the declaration urged the Congolese government and its president, Joseph Kabila [Britannica profile], to establish specialized mixed chambers and adopt legislation implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] during the current parliamentary session. The...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/04/drc-urged-to-adopt-new-law-to-prosecute-war-crimes.php

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