Publications
Maniema province – A0 map (2015)
- Alexandre Jaillon | June 4, 2015
This is an A0 map of the Lubutu, Punia and Pangi Territories in Maniema Province, DRC
The Right to Water and Sanitation: A Practical Guide
- Andrés Zaragoza Montejano, Evie Francq, Francesca Restifo, Gabriella Wass, Jean-Benoit Charrin | June 1, 2015
This guide is designed to raise awareness on the importance of the right to water and sanitation. It is addressed to those who work at the grassroots, and aims at helping them with practical ways to address the challenges of poverty and water issues. The guide adopts a bottom-up approach to highlight the steps that citizens and communities can take together with governments to address water and sa
Informal Expert Group Meeting, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Vienna, 22–23 April 2015
- Brian Wood, Peter Danssaert | April 25, 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
Review of the Burundian Artisanal Gold Mining Sector
- Ken Matthysen | April 22, 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
Business & Human Rights in Tanzania: what’s on the agenda?
- Anna Bulzomi, Gabriella Wass, Lisa van Besouw | March 26, 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
Idjwi Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | March 5, 2015
Idjwi Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Idjwi Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Kabare Territory, South Kivu – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | March 5, 2015
Kabare Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Kabare Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Kalehe Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | March 5, 2015
Kalehe Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Kalehe Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Mwenga Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | March 5, 2015
Mwenga Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Mwenga Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Shabunda Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | March 5, 2015
Shabunda Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Shabunda Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Uvira Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | March 5, 2015
Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Annual report 2014
- IPIS | January 1, 2015
Download in PDF or open with issuu reader http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/activity_report_2014_web
IPIS Insights: The Arms Trade Treaty. Prospects and Challenges as it “enters into force”
- Brian Wood | December 23, 2014
The entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 24 December 2014 is seen as a sign of hope that irresponsible transfers of conventional arms will at last begin to be eradicated. Declarations of commitment by states around the world to implement the ATT have snowballed over the past year since the UN General Assembly voted decisively on 2 April 2013 to adopt the treaty. In this IPIS Insight,
IPIS Insights: Diamonds in the Central African Republic
- Filip Hilgert, Fiona Southward, Lotte Hoex, Yannick Weyns | December 22, 2014
Since May 2013 the Central African Republic has been suspended from the Kimberly Process (KP) – a measure maintained by the mechanism’s annual plenary in Guangzhou, China, this November. The CAR’s transitional authorities have been seeking at least a partial lifting of this export ban so that the country might benefit from the much needed revenues its diamonds can generate.1 However, the authoriti
Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | December 5, 2014
Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories, North Kivu Province, DRC Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Masisi Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | December 5, 2014
Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Rutshuru Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | December 5, 2014
Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Walikale Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | December 5, 2014
Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
Mapping Conflict Motives: the Central African Republic (2012-2014)
- Filip Hilgert, Lotte Hoex, Steven Spittaels, Yannick Weyns | November 21, 2014
In this study, IPIS analyses the conflict dynamics in the Central African Republic (CAR) since the outbreak of the latest crisis in September 2012 up to September 2014. The analysis specifically looks into the motivations and interests of the main conflict parties, Seleka and anti-balaka, and the influence and interests of neighbouring countries. The report covers the following key questions. What
The Adverse Human Rights Risks and Impacts of European Companies: Getting a glimpse of the picture
- IPIS | October 20, 2014
This report presents the findings of a study undertaken by IPIS and commissioned by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice on the extent to which European companies are identified in concerns about adverse human rights risks and impacts. Gathering concerns raised regarding the human rights risks and impacts of companies listed on the UK’s FTSE 100, France’s CAC 40 and the German DAX 30, the