Publications
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Voix du Congo: Misisi, pourquoi tant d’incidents dans la chaine d’approvisionnement de l’or
- Mapenzi Julien (APDE) | 3 octobre 2019
Une publication de la série VOIX DU CONGO Dans la série Voix du Congo, Action pour la paix et le développement (APDE) présente une étude sur les incidents dans la chaine d’approvisionnement de l’or à Misisi, RDC. Cette étude est publiée dans la série «Voix du Congo», une série de publications de partenaires locaux afin de porter leur travail auprès d’un public plus large. Action pour la pa
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Real Care is Rare: An on-the-ground perspective on blood diamonds and the fifth ‘C’
- Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition | 26 septembre 2019
A new report, Real Care is Rare. An On-The-Ground Perspective on Blood Diamonds and the Fifth ‘C’, highlights the existence of modern day blood diamonds due to ongoing ties between diamonds and brutal human rights abuse (amongst other ethics issues) in certain diamond mining locales on the African continent and beyond. The report, issued by the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition, points out
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Map Pastoralism Ouham Pendé (2019)
- Alexandre Jaillon | 12 septembre 2019
Each year the annual migration of transnational transhumance through the prefecture of Ouham-Pende, in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), uproots a deep-seated mistrust between nomadic and sedentary communities. Escalating militancy and environmental pressures in the region has only amplified these issues in recent years.In partnership with Concordis International, IPIS hopes to enhance
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Dissecting the social license to operate: Local community perceptions of industrial mining in northwest Tanzania
- Elise Foubert, Hans Merket | 28 août 2019
Discussions on industrial mining often revolve around the sector’s contribution to domestic revenue generation. The local impact on the rural communities wherein most of these companies operate receives much less attention. To bring the voices of these communities to the centre of the debate, IPIS conducted surveys on community perspectives in 32 villages nearby six industrial mines in northwest T
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Artisanal and small-scale mining mapping in the Runde Rural District of Zimbabwe
- Alexandre Jaillon, Emmanuel Chinembiri | 28 juin 2019
IPIS and the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) collaborated to map artisanal and small-scale mining in the Runde Rural district of Zimbabwe. Following a training on Mobile Data Collection (MDC) tools organized by IPIS in November 2018, ZELA conducted a pilot study on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in the area. Five groups of enumerators from seven wards in Zvishavane visited 31
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Annual Report 2018
- IPIS | 27 juin 2019
This 2018 annual report provides an overview of IPIS’ research projects, capacity enhancement and outreach activities throughout last year. IPIS consolidated its work in DRC, Central African Republic and Tanzania and deepened its expertise on mapping, data analysis and research on conflict drivers, natural resources, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. IPIS worked closely with civil societ
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Anti-Diversion Measures. Real-Time Locating Systems
- Peter Danssaert | 20 mai 2019
Diversion is largely a self-inflicted problem that stems from negligence by states, militaries, and civilians (Small Arms Survey, 2008). The illicit trade of small arms and light weapons remains a serious problem internationally and in many countries. To prevent the illicit trade States call for responsible arms export control systems to be put in place. One solution is to prevent diversion, mostl
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Evaluer l’impact des programmes de diligence raisonnable dans l’est de la RDC
- Alexandre Jaillon, Antoine Heuty, Erik Gobbers, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert, Timo Makori | 24 avril 2019
Durant la décennie précédente plusieurs programmes législatifs et de diligence raisonnable (PDR) ont été développés pour permettre de tracer l’origine des minerais et de certifier les minerais « libres de conflits ». Leur but est à la fois d’améliorer les conditions de vie des communautés minières et de réduire les violations des droits de l’homme dans des zones à haut risque et affectées par des
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Voices from Tanzania – Case studies on pertinent corporate human rights issues in Tanzania
- BHRT, CHRAGG, Governance Links, LHRC | 24 avril 2019
“Voices from Tanzania – case studies on Business and Human Rights (Volume 1)” presents five studies on pertinent corporate human rights issues in Tanzania as conducted by Business and Human Rights Tanzania (BHRT), the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG), Governance Links Tanzania, the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) and IPIS’ project manager in Tanzania. The case studies
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Cartographie des zones minières artisanales et des chaînes d’approvisionnement en minéraux dans l’est de la RDC
- Ken Matthysen, Peer Schouten (DIIS/IPIS), Steven Spittaels | 22 avril 2019
Dans son dernier rapport et sa dernière webmap, IPIS présente ses données actualisées sur l’impact des conflits armés et de l’ingérence des groupes armés dans le secteur minier artisanal dans l’est de la République Démocratique du Congo. En s’appuyant sur une vaste base de données collectées sur les dix dernières années, IPIS évalue l’impact des initiatives d’approvisionnement responsables qui vis
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ASM Incident Tracker
- IPIS | 5 avril 2019
Bienvenue sur la plateforme Kufatilia de suivi des incidents de l’artisanat minier développée par IPIS avec le soutien d’Ulula et en partenariat avec le Centre d’Expertise en Gestion Minière basé à Bukavu (CEGEMI). Ce système est une plateforme transparente, indépendante et participative qui permet à la société civile congolaise de signaler et de suivre les incidents dans le secteur minier à l’Est
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Report on the first Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania
- BHRT - CHRAGG - IPIS | 21 mars 2019
This report presents a summary of the outcomes of the conference titled “Multi Stakeholder Conference on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania” which was held in Dodoma, Tanzania on the 21st of March 2019, at Royal Village Hotel. The conference was part of the project “Improving, monitoring, research and dialogue on business and human rights in Tanzania”, which aims at building local and national
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Ground-based incident reporting in eastern DRC – Progress Report 2
- Alexandre Jaillon, Erik Gobbers, Gabriel Kamundala Byemba | 15 février 2019
In January 2018, the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) granted IPIS funds to implement an independent, transparent and participatory platform for incident reporting and community empowerment in responsible sourcing in the Eastern DRC gold sector. This platform will contribute to improving transparency around follow-up and resolution of incidents in cooperation with relevant stak
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Infographic – The ATT, arms trade to Saudi-Arabia and violence in Yemen
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| 8 février 2019
The ongoing war in Yemen has transformed into a humanitarian catastrophe of unknown magnitude. Civilian casualties, estimated in the millions, continue to rise as do the number facing severe famine. Saudi Arabia and other parties to the Yemeni conflict stand accused of repeatedly violating international humanitarian law. In spite of these allegations, countries continue to export weapons and milit
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Toolbox pour entreprises et droits de l’homme
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| 25 janvier 2019
A l’occasion du 70ème anniversaire de la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme, l’Institut fédéral pour le Développement Durable (IFDD) lance la TOOLBOX Human Rights. Cette boîte à outils a l’ambition de répertorier les principales conventions, réglementations et instruments pertinents relatifs aux droits de l’Homme dans un site web complet. Les entreprises, organisations et leurs parties
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Mapping artisanal and small-scale mining in northwest Tanzania
- Elard Mawala, Hans Merket | 25 janvier 2019
IPIS has undertaken an unprecedented mobile data collection campaign, mapping 450 artisanal and small-scale mining and processing sites in northwest Tanzania. This serves to improve the evidence based on the sector, and contribute to a balanced understanding of its nature, scope and impact in Tanzania. Download the Report Visit the Interactive Webmap Download the full resolution static map (A0)
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Capacity Building for a Responsible Minerals Trade
- Guillaume de Brier | 20 décembre 2018
With the support of the Capacity Building for Responsible Minerals Trade, IPIS developed and implemented a methodology aimed at assessing the responsible sourcing potential of gold mining areas in South-Kivu. IPIS conducted field missions in seven gold trading hubs and their surrounding mines in South-Kivu: Shabunda centre (Shabunda territory), Katchungu (Shabunda territory), Mapimo (Shabunda terr
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Article – The Political Economy of Roadblocks in the Central African Republic
- Alexandre Jaillon, Peer Schouten (DIIS/IPIS), Soleil Kalessopo | 2 octobre 2018
From September 2016 to September 2017, the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) and the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) conducted a mapping of roadblocks in the Central African Republic. This data collection campaign also features more than 200 interviews with various actors and was combined with data from other reports on roadblocks to form a comprehensive study on the
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Central African Republic – Ouham-Pende Basemap (2019)
- Alexandre Jaillon, Emily Doerner | 17 septembre 2018
Each year the annual migration of transnational transhumance through the prefecture of Ouham-Pende, in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), uproots a deep-seated mistrust between nomadic and sedentary communities. Escalating militancy and environmental pressures in the region has only amplified these issues in recent years. These maps, created by IPIS, detail the towns, villages, roads, ID
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République centrafricaine: cartographie du conflit
- IPIS | 16 septembre 2018
Dans un nouveau rapport et une nouvelle carte web sur la crise en République centrafricaine (RCA), IPIS souligne que l’accès aux ressources reste le principal moteur de l’armement et des conflits en RCA. Tous les groupes armés opérant en RCA se livrent à la prédation sur un ou plusieurs secteurs économiques. Une telle prédation est non seulement un facteur déterminant des mouvements et des activit