Publications
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Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in eastern DR Congo – 2015 update
- Ken Matthysen, Lotte Hoex, Yannick Weyns | 25 octobre 2016
The Belgian research group IPIS has collected data on 2026 artisanal mining sites in eastern DRC over the last couple of years. IPIS observed an armed presence in more than half of the mines. In an interactive map, updated in 2015, IPIS provides information about the on-site presence of armed groups and the Congolese army (FARDC) as well as indicators of the relative importance of the site. It als
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Annual Report 2015
- IPIS | 31 août 2016
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Third Party Review of the Bisie Security Report
- IPIS | 19 juillet 2016
The so-called ‘Bisie Mineral Stock’ encompasses about 1,000 tons of cassiterite, extracted by artisanal miners at Bisie mines between November 2010 and June 2015. A number of bans on mining and mineral trade in this region, as well as some hesitance further down the supply chain to buy untagged minerals, meant that mineral production was not marketed, but stored in warehouses. From 2014 onwards, n
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Pierres de couleur dans l’est de la RDC: L’exploitation et le commerce de la tourmaline dans les provinces du Kivu
- IPIS | 11 mai 2016
Responsible sourcing efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to date have focused predominantly on the so-called 3TG (tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold) sector. Nevertheless, the artisanal exploitation of other minerals including semi-precious gemstones, such as tourmaline, can also make notable contributions to local livelihoods […]
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Extractive Orders: a political geography of public authority in Ituri, DR Congo
- Peer Schouten (DIIS/IPIS) | 19 avril 2016
Public authority is an essentially contested concept in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Not only is the ‘state of the state’ subject to profound disagreement in academic debates, but public authority on the ground is also the focal point of heated contestation. While some argue that the DRC does not exist as a state from the perspective of normative understandings of statehood, others argu
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Accessible and Interactive: New Methods of Data Visualization as Tools for Data Analysis and Information Sharing in Transitional Justice Research
- Alexandre Jaillon, Tim Rosenkranz | 24 mars 2016
Abstract The production and use of datasets is a growing area in transitional justice research. One constant limitation, however, is the way this data is visualized. Relying only on static graphics and tables, many of these datasets are insufficiently explored and analyzed, and remain inaccessible for other researchers. Interactive data visualization tools are an ideal method for overcoming this g
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Business, Human Rights and Uganda’s oil. Part III: Respect and Remedy: Implementing corporate responsibility under the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights
- Chris Musiime, Gabriella Wass, Timothy Kyepa | 31 décembre 2015
The following is the third in a series of four reports exploring business and human rights issues in Uganda’s oil sector. This series is a collaboration between IPIS vzw and ActionAid Uganda. The 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights operationalise the 2008 Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework. In accordance herewith, this third report assesses the duty of businesses to respect
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Thorns amongst the roses. A Cross-country analysis of human rights issues in flower farms in East Africa
- Anna Mlynska, Flavia Amoding, Gabriella Wass | 31 décembre 2015
Floriculture is one of Africa’s most lucrative export sectors and can bring significant benefits to producer communities, but only where operations are conducted in a manner that is sustainable and respectful of the rights of workers and communities. Thorns Amongst the Roses summarises the human rights impacts that the International Peace Information Service (IPIS), the Global Horticultural Worker
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Mineral supply chains and conflict links in eastern democratic republic of congo
- Fiona Southward | 25 novembre 2015
Between 2009 and 2010 IPIS collected data on over 550 mining sites as part a conflict mapping exercise focusing on Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With the collaboration of Congolese researchers, IPIS collected the coordinates of the most important mining sites and information on on-site security in North and South Kivu provinces, Maniema, Northern Katanga and southeast Province Orient
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Weapons and International Law: the Arms Trade Treaty
- Brian Wood, Fiona Southward, Peter Danssaert | 19 août 2015
IPIS is pleased to announce its contribution to a new book on the Arms Trade Treaty published by Larcier. Weapons and International law: The Arms Trade Treaty gives a thorough legal and practical analysis of this important new legal instrument to regulate the global trade of the most commonly-used conventional arms. Amongst our IPIS personnel, Brian Wood has co-edited the book, co-authored the key
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Maniema province – A0 map (2015)
- Alexandre Jaillon | 4 juin 2015
This is an A0 map of the Lubutu, Punia and Pangi Territories in Maniema Province, DRC
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Le droit à l’eau et à l’assainissement Guide pratique
- Andrés Zaragoza Montejano, Evie Francq, Francesca Restifo, Gabriella Wass, Jean-Benoit Charrin | 1 juin 2015
Ce guide a pour but de sensibiliser les acteurs de terrain à l’importance du droit à l’eau et à l’assainissement. Il s’adresse à tous ceux qui travaillent sur le terrain et vise à les aider de manière concrète face aux défis de l’eau et de la pauvreté. Il adopte une approche qui part de la base afin de mettre en exergue les différentes initiatives que peuvent prendre les citoyens et les communauté
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Informal Expert Group Meeting, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Vienna, 22–23 April 2015
- Brian Wood, Peter Danssaert | 25 avril 2015
Between 22–23 April 2015 IPIS was invited to participate in a two-day informal expert group meeting for UNIDIR’s project “Examining Options and Models for Harmonization of End Use/r Control Systems” (http://www.unidir.org/programmes/process-and-practice/examining-models-for-harmonization-of-end-use-r-control-systems). The objective of the informal expert meeting was to review common positions on p
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Review of the Burundian Artisanal Gold Mining Sector
- Ken Matthysen | 22 avril 2015
Burundi is located in the centre of Africa’s Great Lakes Region, a region that has seen a gold rush during the last decade, with both artisanal and industrial mining operations expanding substantially in neighbouring Tanzania and the DR Congo (DRC). At the same time, the illegal taxation and trade of artisanal gold in the eastern DRC forms an increasingly important contribution to financing the pr
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Business & Human Rights in Tanzania: what’s on the agenda?
- Anna Bulzomi, Gabriella Wass, Lisa van Besouw | 26 mars 2015
On 18 and 19 August 2014, IPIS organised a workshop on Business and Human Rights in close cooperation with the Tanzanian national human rights institution, the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance. The workshop, which took place in Dar es Salaam, was designed and facilitated by IPIS researchers, Anna Bulzomi and Gabriella Wass, together with Business & Human Rights Resource Centre r
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Idjwi Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 mars 2015
Idjwi Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Idjwi Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Kabare Territory, South Kivu – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 mars 2015
Kabare Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Kabare Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Kalehe Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 mars 2015
Kalehe Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Kalehe Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Mwenga Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 mars 2015
Mwenga Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Mwenga Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Shabunda Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 mars 2015
Shabunda Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Shabunda Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)