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La justice รฉlรจve une nation, une sociรฉtรฉ

La justice qui รฉlรจve une nation, une sociรฉtรฉ, est une justice holistique qui fonctionne. La justice n'est pas que judiciaire et administrative, quoiqu'elle soit plus connue sous son aspect judiciaire. Elle est aussi sociale. Les principes ci-aprรจs sont fondamentaux pour une justice judiciaire (et administrative) efficace: lโ€™indรฉpendance et lโ€™impartialitรฉ des juges ; lโ€™accรจs gratuit ร  … Continue reading La justice รฉlรจve une nation, une sociรฉtรฉ

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The 9th Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum in Kinshasa

The 9th edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum took place in Kinshasa/DR Congo this week. As with previous editions (the first edition took place in 2017), this one aimed to discuss the state of transitional justice in Africa under the following specific theme: โ€œJustice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparationsโ€. The … Continue reading The 9th Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum in Kinshasa

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Highlights from an Advocacy Mission at the African Union in Addis Ababa

This week I had the opportunity to conduct an advocacy mission in Addis Ababa/Ethiopia, Headquarters of the African Union, on transitional justice processes in the DR Congo, in the framework of the Just Future Programme. In addition to bilateral meetings with the African Union Transitional Justice Unit and the Embassy of the DR Congo in … Continue reading Highlights from an Advocacy Mission at the African Union in Addis Ababa

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Comprendre la mรฉmorialisation et ses implications

En sus de ses avantages, la mรฉmorialisation comporte aussi des risques. Parlons d'abord briรจvement de ce que c'est que la mรฉmorialisation et ses avantages, avant de parler de risques. Quโ€™est-ce que la mรฉmorialisation? L'Ensemble de principes des Nations Unies pour la protection et la promotion des droits de lโ€™homme par la lutte contre lโ€™impunitรฉ, actualisรฉ … Continue reading Comprendre la mรฉmorialisation et ses implications

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Highlights from the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

This week I have had the opportunity to be at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, attending three major events, as the 60th ordinary session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) begins. On 8 September 2025, I participated in a side-event organised by the Permanent Mission of the DR Congo to the UN in … Continue reading Highlights from the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

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A Journey Through Poland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Finland

In June and July 2025 I had a chance to visit five European countries during combined professional and holiday trips: Poland, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Finland. Poland/Pologne The World Justice Forum 2025 took place in Warsaw/Poland, from 23 to 26 June 2025, under the theme "Standing Up for the Rule of Law". I had the … Continue reading A Journey Through Poland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Finland

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Pourquoi ne faudrait-il jamais dire “JAMAIS”?

On entend parfois les gens dire "je ne parlerai jamais ร  tel ou ร  tel", "je ne dirai jamais ceci ou cela", "je ne serai jamais ceci ou cela", "je n'irai jamais ici ou lร -bas", "je ne ferai jamais ceci ou cela", etc. Pourtant, il est sage de ne jamais dire "jamais". "Never say never"! … Continue reading Pourquoi ne faudrait-il jamais dire “JAMAIS”?

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Appel ร  l’objectivitรฉ et au professionnalisme des dรฉfenseur(e)s des droits humains

Dans un conflit armรฉ, les belligรฉrants et leurs soutiens se livrent une guerre sans merci, et tous les coups leur semblent permis - y compris les manipulations des masses, les fausses informations, les dรฉformations des faits, les exagรฉrations des faits, les minimisations des faits, les accusations infondรฉes, les diabolisations, les dramatisations, etc. Cependant, les Dร‰FENSEUR(E)S … Continue reading Appel ร  l’objectivitรฉ et au professionnalisme des dรฉfenseur(e)s des droits humains

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Reflections on the 2009 World March for Peace

17 December 2009, at St. George's Cathedral Cape Town [Re-posting 'A Cry for Peace and Nonviolence'. A cry from my heart in 2009, but still resonates in my heart 15 years later!] On Thursday 17 December 2009, I attended the last day of the East-South African route of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, … Continue reading Reflections on the 2009 World March for Peace

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Justice transitionnelle en RDC: Mon expรฉrience ร  Genรจve

Cette semaine j'ai participรฉ ร  une mission de plaidoyer ร  Genรจve, au siรจge de l'ONU et auprรจs de quelques missions permanentes des Etats ร  l'ONU et auprรจs d'autres organisations internationales dans cette ville de la Suisse, en marge de la 57รจme session ordinaire du Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU. La semaine a commencรฉ … Continue reading Justice transitionnelle en RDC: Mon expรฉrience ร  Genรจve

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A Moment at Nairobi National Park and Nairobi Arboretum

While attending a workshop in Nairobi this week, I had an opportunity to visit the Nairobi National Park and the Nairobi Arboretum. For a nature lover, this was quite a special memorable experience for me. Nairobi National Park Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about 7 km … Continue reading A Moment at Nairobi National Park and Nairobi Arboretum

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Memorialisation Not Mentioned as the 5th Pillar of Transitional Justice in the Recently Published Guidance Note of the UN Secretary-General on the Subject

In September 2020, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-recurrence on memorialisation as the 5th pillar of transitional justice. Title of the report: Memorialization processes in the context of serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law: the … Continue reading Memorialisation Not Mentioned as the 5th Pillar of Transitional Justice in the Recently Published Guidance Note of the UN Secretary-General on the Subject

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Trip to Norway/Scandinavia – Autumn 2023

Norway - Autumn 2023 Beautiful Landscapes of Norway in Autumn It felt great being back in Norway in Autumn, with stunning greenery almost everywhere - really beautiful! Norway, formally known as the Kingdom of Norway, is a country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. Norway didn't achieve full independence … Continue reading Trip to Norway/Scandinavia – Autumn 2023

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Conversation with Rutendo from the African Transitional Justice Research Network

It was a pleasure having a conversation with Rutendo from the African Transitional Justice Research Network a while ago. We discussed about some challenges for human rights, justice, and transitional justice efforts today in the DRC and the Great Lakes region. Among other issues, we also discussed about what we should be focusing on in … Continue reading Conversation with Rutendo from the African Transitional Justice Research Network

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The Beginning of My Journey with Impunity Watch Years Ago

January 2015 As Impunity Watch has been celebrating this week 15 years of work on the fight against impunity and promotion of justice and peace, I am also reflecting on my journey with this unique organisation. This journey started in October 2014. While in Kinshasa/DRC in August 2014, I received a forwarded email from a … Continue reading The Beginning of My Journey with Impunity Watch Years Ago

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Visit to Morocco during Exceptional Circumstances | Visite au Maroc dans des circonstances exceptionnelles

Ocรฉan Atlantique, Rabat Cette semaine j'ai eu la chance de visiter le Maroc pour la premiรจre fois. Je suis venu participer mais aussi pour intervenir comme panรฉliste ร  la 7รจme รฉdition du forum africain sur la justice transitionnelle ร  Rabat. Le Forum a รฉtรฉ co-organisรฉ par l'Union Africaine, CSVR (Centre for the Study of Violence … Continue reading Visit to Morocco during Exceptional Circumstances | Visite au Maroc dans des circonstances exceptionnelles

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Y a-t-il un 5รจme pilier de la justice transitionnelle?

Jusque rรฉcemment on parlait de 4 piliers de la justice transitionnelle (la vรฉritรฉ, la justice, la rรฉparation, et les garanties de non-rรฉpรฉtition). Mais, depuis un certain temps on parle plutรดt de 5 piliers de la justice transitionnelle (avec la mรฉmorialisation comme 5รจme pilier). En effet, en 1997, le juriste et expert Franรงais Louis Joinet avait, … Continue reading Y a-t-il un 5รจme pilier de la justice transitionnelle?

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Une curieuse publication d’Elon Musk sur Twitter

Photo ยฉ Business Today Lorsque l'un des hommes les plus riches du monde poste une simple petite ponctuation sur Twitter, un point (.), des millions de personnes rรฉagissent! Pour une simple ponctuation, un point (.) : plus de 68 millions de vues, plus de 23 mille retweets, plus de 9 mille cinq cents quotes, et … Continue reading Une curieuse publication d’Elon Musk sur Twitter

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Les personnes dรฉplacรฉes internes ne devraient pas รชtre en marge des processus de justice transitionnelle en RD Congo

Personnes dรฉplacรฉes internes ร  Rutshuru/Nord-Kivu/RDC Photo ยฉ AIDES Josaphat Tshilembi La Politique de Justice Transitionnelle de l'Union Africaine (PJTUA) affirme ce qui suit (paragraphes 111 et 112) au sujet des personnes dรฉplacรฉes internes, entre autres: Les divisions engendrรฉes par les conflits ne peuvent pas รชtre entiรจrement rรฉsorbรฉes et la rรฉconciliation et la guรฉrison ne seront … Continue reading Les personnes dรฉplacรฉes internes ne devraient pas รชtre en marge des processus de justice transitionnelle en RD Congo

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ร‰laboration, adoption et mise en oeuvre de la politique nationale de justice transitionnelle en RD Congo

Le 10 janvier 2023, le Comitรฉ scientifique chargรฉ de l'รฉlaboration du projet de politique nationale de justice transitionnelle (PNJT) en RDC, avec l'accompagnement du Bureau conjoint des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme (BCNUDH), a prรฉsentรฉ son rapport final. C'รฉtait lors d'un atelier de validation dudit projet ร  l'Hรดtel Bรฉatrice ร  Kinshasa, en prรฉsence de … Continue reading ร‰laboration, adoption et mise en oeuvre de la politique nationale de justice transitionnelle en RD Congo

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Pourquoi cette rรฉcurrence des violences dans l’Est de la RD Congo ?

En dรฉcembre 2022, j'ai facilitรฉ un atelier de partage de connaissances sur la justice transitionnelle et la participation des victimes ร  Goma/Nord-Kivu/RD Congo. L'un des participants ร  l'atelier avait posรฉ la question suivante : "Pourquoi cette rรฉcurrence des violences dans l'Est de la RDC?". Parmi les รฉlรฉments de rรฉponses ร  cette question cruciale, j'avais soulignรฉ … Continue reading Pourquoi cette rรฉcurrence des violences dans l’Est de la RD Congo ?

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A Flight to Scandinavia (Norway) with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)

This week I got a chance to visit Norway for the first time. I flew from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oslo Gardermoen Airport with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). Then I traveled by bus from the airoport to Fredrikstad with my sister who came to pick me up. I liked the landscape. I learned later that there … Continue reading A Flight to Scandinavia (Norway) with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)

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The International City of Peace and Justice (The Hague/Netherlands)

From 26 to 29 September 2022 I participated, as a resource person, in a meeting of founding members of the International Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Human Rights Abuses (INOVAS), held in The Hague, the Netherlands. The meeting was organised with support from Impunity Watch. I also participated in a Just Peace Event … Continue reading The International City of Peace and Justice (The Hague/Netherlands)

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Visit to the Mother City (Cape Town/South Africa) after 10 Years

In the week of 18 April 2022 I visited Cape Town (The Mother City)/South Africa for the first time after attending my graduation from the University of Cape Town in June 2012. From 20 to 21 April 2022 I was attending the African Transitional Justice Networking workshop hosted by the Department of Political Studies at … Continue reading Visit to the Mother City (Cape Town/South Africa) after 10 Years

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Awesome Experience at the Shores of North Sea (South Holland/Netherlands)

While attending a start-up meeting in The Hague/The Netherlands earlier this month (April 2022) for an Impunity Watch's new project (Meaningful victim participation in justice and accountability processes: A bottom-up gender-based approach to localise SDG16+), I got an opportunity to visit the Scheveningen Beach on the shores of North Sea. Being there for the first … Continue reading Awesome Experience at the Shores of North Sea (South Holland/Netherlands)

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Livre Important ร  Lire et Faire Lire

Panorama de la Justice Transitionnelle en Rรฉpublique Dรฉmocratique du Congo De faรงon simple et limpide, ce livre dresse un รฉtat des lieux de la justice transitionnelle en Rรฉpublique dรฉmocratique du Congo ร  travers un triple questionnement :   Oรน en est-on ? Quels dรฉfis sur le parcours ? et Quelles opportunitรฉs ร  capitaliser ? Ce livre est une ressource … Continue reading Livre Important ร  Lire et Faire Lire

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Welcome to my online book launch!

https://youtu.be/vivHTNEl27I I hope you take advantage of this limited-time special 50% discount and get your e-book copy on Amazon Kindle [$9.99 $4.99]. This offer is valid for 72 hours. Would you please support this book launch promotion by sharing this message with your friends and conctacts? Please note that the paperback is also available available. … Continue reading Welcome to my online book launch!

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Godโ€™s Sovereignty over Pandemics

The calendar year 2020 started with a global public health crisis, caused by a new type of coronavirus, and whose complete impact is yet to be understood at the time I am writing this. The year started off dramatically for the whole world, to the point that someone joked, in March 2020, saying โ€œCan we … Continue reading Godโ€™s Sovereignty over Pandemics

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Stateโ€™s Duty to Protect through Prosecution

The right to security is more than a right of restraint: it requires the State to put in place systems to defend the security rights of citizens, in the form at the very least ofโ€ฆ a criminal justice system (Sandra Fredman, 2007). This implies that, by exercising due diligence the State must โ€˜undertake appropriate measures … Continue reading Stateโ€™s Duty to Protect through Prosecution

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Lorsque la rรฉponse de Dieu ร  nos priรจres cโ€™est: Non!

Lorsque Dieu rรฉpond par un Non, nos priรจres ne sont pas exaucรฉes. Bien souvent, nous nโ€™entendons pas le Non de Dieu mais nous le constatons. Trรจs rarement certaines personnes entendent-elles Dieu leur dire expressรฉment quโ€™Il ne va pas exaucer la priรจre pour telle ou telle autre raison. Il peut le leur dire directement ou ร  … Continue reading Lorsque la rรฉponse de Dieu ร  nos priรจres cโ€™est: Non!

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Security and the Right to Security

Security Security constitutes a foundational order. It is foundational in the sense that โ€˜without mechanisms that reliably produce or reproduce guarantees of safety it becomes difficult to live oneโ€™s life and to do the things that we associate with it.โ€™ โ€˜Education requires security; business activity requires security; home life requires security, etc.โ€™ Therefore, โ€˜a minimum … Continue reading Security and the Right to Security

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Nouveau livre en chantier

Voici un court extrait du deuxiรจme chapitre de mon livre sur la souverainetรฉ de Dieu.      A paraitre bientรดt. Lorsque nous prรฉsentons ร  Dieu nos requรชtes par rapport ร  nos besoins, nos projets, nos dรฉfis, nos problรจmes et nos prรฉoccupations, Il peut rรฉpondre de lโ€™une de ces trois maniรจres : Oui, Non et Attends. Oui, … Continue reading Nouveau livre en chantier