It is time to start calling the major cellphone manufacturers to account, alongside the United Nations itself, in regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Together with the UK Justice Congo Group, The Next Century Foundation adds our voice to the call for improvements in the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Written Statement: Read the new statement here

The UN Human Rights Council must pursue a serious and consistent strategy against the conflict mineral trade that wreaks havoc on the lives of so many Congolese people. Together with the Mapping Report’s implementation, such international action might provide the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s people the hope and change they so sorely need.
The UK Justice Congo Group has sent a written declaration to the UN Human Rights Council’s 54th session together with The Next Century Foundation.

We wish to again emphasise the fundamental need to address the role of ‘conflict minerals’, as well as the intervention of Rwanda and other East African Community states, in the DRC.

Read our previous written statement on this subject here.

To find out more about the work of the UK Justice Congo Group, who campaign to raise awareness of human rights abuses and bring an end to conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, please refer to the following resources:

Website: justicecongogroup.org

Email: justicecongo610@gmail.com

Facebook: Justice Congo Group

Twitter: @JstceCongoGroup