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Between peace and justice: informal mechanisms in the DR Congo

Theodore Kasongo Kamwimbi, Tyrone
June 4, 2015

Source: (2008) In Ivo Aertsen, Jana Arsovska, Holger-C. Rohne, Marta Valinas, and Kris Vanspauwen ed., Restoring Justice after Large-scale Violent Conflicts. Devon, UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 359-391.

“Various informal mechanisms have been developed and applied in response to the human tragedy that has taken place in the North Kivu province. This chapter examines the limitations as well as the opportunities of these mechanisms with specific reference to the massacres that took place in 2004 in Nyabyondo.” (abstract)

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