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Voix du Congo

From 2017 onwards, IPIS has embarked on a collaboration with non-governmental organisations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called «Voix du Congo». These organisations operate in different Congolese provinces and have worked around diverse topics. Within the framework of the «Voix du Congo» project, organisations are invited to share research on human rights issues related to mining activities in eastern DRC.

The publications, including the analyses and recommendations presented, are based on the research conducted by our Congolese partners and solely belong to them. IPIS’ input remains limited to providing the necessary support and guidance in terms of structuring and reviewing the publications, and to supporting the dissemination of these articles by making them available on its own website.

The «Voix du Congo» publications in no way represent IPIS’ research or views, but provide an insight into how civil society organisations in DRC work and analyse the issues and realities they are confronted with

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Voix du Congo: The role of artisanal mining in the demobilisation and reintegration of former FPRI fighters in the chefferie de Walendu Bindi, Ituri

See our series: VOIX DU CONGO Located in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the province of Ituri has experienced almost two decades of activism by the armed group Force de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI). The failure of a demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) programme launched in 2020 has led FRPI fighters to informally return to public life, finding work in agriculture and fishing but also in the

Voix du Congo : “Analysis of Incidents in the Artisanal Gold Supply Chain in Misisi”

See our series: VOIX DU CONGO   In the “Voix du Congo” series, the non-profit organisation “Action pour la paix et le development” presents a study on incidents in the artisanal gold supply chain in Misisi. APDE is a socio-legal, apolitical and non-confessional NGO working on mining, human rights which can lead concrete response actions in specific areas such as: conflict prevention and resolution, restoration of peace in the mining and

Voix du Congo : Analysis of incidents in the artisanal mining supply chain in Shabunda territory (South Kivu)

See our series : VOIX DU CONGO   In the “Voix du Congo” series, “Action des Chrétiens Activistes des Droits de l’Homme à Shabunda” (ACADHOSHA) presents a study of incidents in the artisanal mining supply chain in Shabunda territory (South Kivu). ACADHOSHA is a non-profit association, under Congolese law, that campaigns for the promotion of human rights, justice and the sustainable management of natural resources as a mean of improving the

Voix du Congo: “Misisi, why so many incidents in the gold supply chain?”

See our series :  VOIX DU CONGO   In the “Voix du Congo” series, the non-profit organisation “Action pour la paix et le développement” (APDE) presents a study of incidents in the gold supply chain in Misisi, DRC. This study is published in the “Voix du Congo” series, a series of publications by local partners and that aims to bring their work to a wider audience. APDE is an NGO with

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Voix du Congo: “Study on gold panning and the use of mercury in artisanal mining in Ituri”

See our series: VOIX DU CONGO   This publication, by the “Association des Exploitants Miniers Artisanaux pour la Pacification et Reconstruction de l’Ituri” (AEMAPRI), presents a study on gold panning and the use of mercury in Ituri. The Ituri Province is one of the DRC’s resource-rich provinces; notably gold, coltan, cassiterite, diamonds and oil. Gold production in Ituri is essentially artisanal as historical industrial companies such as SOKIMO and its partners

Voix du Congo: “Fraud and mineral smuggling in the territory of Kalehe (South Kivu)”.

See our series: VOIX DU CONGO   This publication, by the “Centre National d’Appui au Développement et à la Participation Populaire” (CENADEP), presents a study on the channels of mineral fraud and smuggling in Kalehe (South Kivu) and, more specifically, the case of the Numbi/Lumbishi supply chain. In Kalehe territory, Numbi’s supply chain is one of the most important because it can produce up to 30 tons of ore per month

Voix du Congo: “Taxation and parafiscality in artisanal mining in Tanganyika, DRC”

See our series: VOIX DU CONGO   This publication, by the non-profit organization “Commission Diocésaine Justice et Paix” (CDJP Kalemie-Kirungu), presents a study on the legal and illegal taxation of artisanal mining activities by various actors in the province of Tanganyika, DRC. Artisanal mining is an activity that employs several thousand people in Tanganyika. Despite a 2002 law aiming at organising and formalising artisanal mining, neither the state nor local communities

Voix du Congo: “The place of women in artisanal mining in the Masisi territory: Legislation and field practice”

See our series : VOIX DU CONGO This publication, by the non-profit organisation “Action pour la Liberté et le Développement des Communautés Locales” ALDECO, presents a research on 3T artisanal mining in the Masisi territory and the Rubaya mining site in North Kivu (DRC). The goal is to understand what place is reserved for women in this field. This article helps understanding whether international and national legal instruments, especially in relation

Voix du Congo: “Study on the use of mercury and cyanide in artisanal gold mining in North and South Kivu”

See our series: VOIX DU CONGO   This publication, by “Save Act Mine” SAM, presents a study on gold mining techniques in Eastern DRC. In these regions, the subsoil is very rich in minerals. Although this represents enormous potential for the economy, it also leads to particularly dangerous challenges such as environmental pollution and the degradation of the health status of local populations due to the use of chemicals such as

Voix du Congo: “Artisanal miners and surrounding communities, victims of the security and justice services in South Kivu, eastern DRC”

See our series: VOIX DU CONGO     This publication, by the non-profit organisation “Association Africaine de Défense des Droits de l’Homme” ASADHO, focuses on human rights violations carried out by members of the DRC’s armed forces in the mining sector in the South Kivu Province. Several violations are regularly committed by the Congolese armed forces, either in operation or when deployed in or around artisanal, small-scale, or industrial mining exploration

Voix du Congo: “Sexual exploitation of underage girls in the mining areas of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo”

See our series VOIX DU CONGO   This publication, by the non-profit association “Centre pour l’Education, Animation et Défense des Droits de l’Homme” CEADHO, presents a research on the sexual exploitation of underage girls in mining areas in South Kivu. The sexual exploitation of underage girls in mining areas is an increasingly recurrent phenomenon in South Kivu and is taking on a more worrying dimension in this part of the DRC.