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Frans Viljoen, Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria

DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisive moment for human rights and justice on the continent

As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions.

One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – a judicial organ of the African Union (AU) established by African states “to ensure the protection of human and peoples’ rights”.

The case was brought by the DRC against Rwanda on 21 August 2023.

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