Dossier
Laurent Nkunda
Coverage of Laurent Nkunda in the Nexus archive.
Democratic Republic of the Congoplace1Rwandaplace1International Court of Justiceorganization1Genocide Conventiontopic1International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)topic1Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)topic1Convention against Torture (CAT)topic1Mouvement du 23 mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC)organization1
- DRC Takes Rwanda to the ICJ: Proxy Warfare, Layered Obligations, and the Future of State Responsibility
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging violations of four human rights treaties including genocide, racial discrimination, gender-based violence, and torture. The DRC claims Rwanda failed to prevent or punish these acts, particularly against Hutu and Nyindu communities, and is accused of supporting armed groups like the Mouvement du 23 mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC).