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Si les minerais sont au centre des recherches sur le financement des conflits en République démocratique du Congo, les acteurs armés ont souvent recours à d’autres sources de revenus pour financer leurs luttes. Lesbarrages routiers en font. Dans ce rapport, produit en collaboration avec ASSODIP et le Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), IPIS étudie le lien entre les barrages routiers

In this report, Vredesactie and IPIS take a critical look at Belgium’s policy on the export and transit of defense-related goods and dual-use goods to Israel.    The new Gaza war puts this arms trade policy back in the spotlight. The regional governments, responsible for arms trade, regularly claim to assume the highest standards. And according to current policies, Belgium does indeed have a strin

The objective of strengthening controls on the transfer of small arms and light weapons (SALW) is to ensure a more responsible trade, counter the illicit trade and prevent armed violence and conflict. To be effective SALW control is not limited to export control. Consignments of SALW as well as their ammunition, parts, and components, need to be controlled at all transfer points, including at the

Depuis 2009, IPIS a cartographié et collecté des données sur plus de 2 800 sites d’exploitation minière artisanale et à petite échelle (EMAPE) dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Dans ce rapport, IPIS fournit sa mise à jour 2023 de l’état de l’EMAPE dans l’est de la RDC, basée sur des données provenant de plus de 829 sites artisanaux et de petite échelle dans la zone entre 202

The maps inform users on the locations of roadblocks across Somalia, the distribution of violence at checkpoints as well as the density of checkpoints per administrative region. Different maps also identify varying characteristics of the roadblocks, including their operator, location on a primary/secondary road and the amount paid at the checkpoint as toll.

The mineral resources of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) provide an important source of employment for both men and women involved in artisanal and small-scaling mining (ASM). Yet opportunities are not equal for men and women.   Based on a series of interviews with various ASM stakeholders at the mines of Numbi, Nzibira and Nybibwe in the province of South Kivu, this

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is currently being negotiated by the European institutions. This long-awaited piece of legislation is expected to be finalised by early 2024. With the aim of holding companies operating in the EU accountable for the adverse human rights and environmental impacts of their operations and the impacts across their value chains, the Directive

La partie occidentale du territoire de Mambasa, dans la province de l’Ituri, fait l’objet d’une attention limitée de la part des autorités nationales et des partenaires internationaux. Pourtant, l’expansion des activités d’exploitation artisanale et à petite échelle de l’or (ASM) y est importante, y compris dans la Réserve de Faune à Okapis (RFO). Ces opérations minières ont provoqué des tensions

Challenges in securing access to remedy and restoring community relations after serious human rights abuse at the Williamson diamond mine  This report assesses the efforts by Petra Diamonds to restore community relations and remediate the legacy of serious human rights abuse at its Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania.  Download the report The Williamson Diamonds mine, adjacent villages a

The EU Regulation on the responsible supply of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (3TG) originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRAs) came into full force on 1 January 2021. Also known as the “Conflict Minerals” or “Responsible Minerals” Regulation, it aims to break the link between the exploitation and trade in 3TG on the one hand, and conflict financing on the othe

Depuis 2011, l’introduction progressive de nouveaux équipements miniers tels que les concasseurs a conduit à une mécanisation croissante des opérations d’exploitation artisanale de l’or ainsi qu’à l’arrivée de sociétés minières semi-industrielles dans le territoire de Mwenga (Sud-Kivu). Ce rapport fait partie d’un projet financé par USAID visant à examiner les liens entre les conflits armés, l’ins

In many countries, the global and regional proliferation of small arms means that police and other law enforcers are under extreme pressure to counter rising levels of violent gun crime, and are expected to confront armed offenders. In the process, ill-trained and ill-disciplined officers with guns, sometimes kill, maim, and mistreat innocent people whom they are supposed to protect. Increasingly,

Une publication de la série: VOIX DU CONGO Située au nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo, la province de l’Ituri a connu près de deux décennies d’activisme du groupe armé Force de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI). L’échec du programme de démobilisation, de désarmement et de réintégration (DDR) lancé en 2020 et resté inachevé a conduit les combattants de la FRPI à retourner de m

IPIS and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) have developed a Fact sheet on “Due Diligence Responsibilities of Businesses Involved in Small Arms and Light Weapons.” For over a decade, the international community has been developing guidelines for responsible business conduct for States and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses committed in business operati

Fin 2017, près de quinze ans après la fin de la deuxième guerre du Congo, et après plusieurs années de coexistence pacifique relative, les tensions intercommunautaires se sont à nouveau enflammées dans la province de l’Ituri, dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). En décembre 2017, des incidents violents isolés entre des membres des communautés Hema et Lendu ont provoqué une esca

In 2022 IPIS continued its work throughout the gradual wind-down of the COVID pandemic and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Throughout a turbulent year for civil society actors committed to peace, disarmament, and international dialogue, IPIS remained steadfast. Continuing to develop strong relations with key donors and maintaining its commitment to delivering excellent work in investigating a

In October 2021, the Belgian non-profit organization Eight World, started a pilot project of Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCT) in a village in an artisanal mining zone in the territory of Pangi, in Maniema Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eight World transfers cash directly to individual beneficiaries via a mobile money system. Each adult living in the UCT village receives 20

Ce rapport est le résultat d’une étude de terrain de grande ampleur sur la fiscalité du secteur minier artisanal dans deux provinces de l’est de la République démocratique du Congo, l’Ituri et le Sud-Kivu. La principale conclusion est que les réglementations et les pratiques actuelles dans ce domaine contribuent non seulement à la contrebande de minerais – laissant une partie du potentiel fiscal d

Arms export licensing has long been dominated by two rationales: an interstate perspective and intrastate perspective. In the former arms licensing enables trust-building between nations while the latter increases government accountability. A human rights perspective is overdue in arms export licensing. Victims and their defenders should be able to pursue effective remedy when harm is in

This IPIS Insight provides background and context to Zimbabwe’s current Kimberley Process chairmanship, both historically and in light of whether it might present opportunities for government and corporate actors in the country to exorcise their demons.