The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recently released a report documenting some of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed within the Democratic Republic of the Congo between March 1993 and June 2003.
The report also assessed the capacities existing with the Congo's justice system to deal appropriately with the human rights violations which may be uncovered.
Click here to view the complete report
Dealing with current violations alone have proved difficult in the country. For example, a probe into the murder of high-profile human rights campaigner Floribert Chebeya revealed a role directly by local police in the murder.
According to UK-based NGO Global Witness, the report also "robustly demonstrates the need to sever the link between the mineral trade and violence, and for individuals and companies to be held to account."
To begin to address the issue, Global Witness is calling for a verifiable system of due diligence within the mineral supply chain. The key elements of such a system would be:
1. Policy on Conflict Minerals
2. Assessment of Supply Chain Risks
3. Remedial Action
4. Audit (verifiable)
5. Public Reporting
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