Journées de réflexion sur la Prise en Charge judiciaire des cas de Violences Sexuelles à l’Est du Congo : état de lieu et évaluation des interventions et appuis au secteur policier et judiciaire dans le domaine, Goma, RDC, 18-19 mars.


PROGRAMME


8 h00’-8h30’ Arrivée des invités et mise en place

8h30’- 8h45’ Mot d’ouverture

8h45’- 9h00’ Monitoring judiciaire des cas de VS au Nord Kivu, Sud Kivu et Ituri – atteintes, objectifs et méthodologie.

9h00’-9h30’ Présentation du rapport – phase préliminaire (nombre de plaintes ; profile de victimes et auteurs ; formes de VS poursuivis).

9h30’-9h45’ Commentaires et comparaisons de chiffres par expert UNFPA et DPS;

9h45-10h00 Commentaires ;

10h00’-10h30’ Débat ;

10h30’—10h50 Pause café ;

10h50—11h15 Phase d’enquête : obstacles procéduraux et délais -- les chiffres ;

11h15 – 11h30 Commentaires par le Ministère de la Justice ;

11h30’- 11h45’ Commentaires par l’Auditorat Supérieur ;

11h45’- 12h30’ Débat

12h30’-13h30’ Déjeuner

13h30’-13h50’ Structures et capacités de PEC judiciaire au niveau de VS : un état de lieu – présentation REJUSCO.

13h50’-14h20’ Actions en cours pour le renforcement de capacités : comprendre l’impact des formations et identification d’autres besoins —Major Bodelie et EUPOL

14h20’—14h40 Débat

15h00—15h30 Les décisions rendus par la justice au niveau de VS

15h30 – 16h15 Débat

CARREFOURS : Débat, commentaires des chiffres par territoire et recommandations ;

9h00’- 11h00’ Carrefour I : VS au Nord Kivu ;
Carrefour II : VS au Sud Kivu ;
Carrefour III : VS en Ituri ;

11h00-11h15 Pause Café

11h15’-11h40’ Restitution des carrefours par rapport au dépôt et réception des plaintes chez la PNC : recommandations au niveau de la province et générales : IPP ; MJ ; Org.Interns ;

11h45’-12h30’ Discussion et adoption des recommandations ;

12h30-13h30 Repas;

13h30’—14h00 Restitution des carrefours par rapport a la réponse des institutions judiciaires: recommandations au niveau de la province et générales : IPP ; MJ ; Org. Interns. ;

14h30—15h00 Discussion et adoption des recommandations ;

15h15 – Mot de clôture par le Ministère de la Justice ;

PERCEPTIONS ET MECANISMES DE REPONSE AUX VIOLENCES SEXUELLES A L’EST DE LA RDC - PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION ET CONTRIBUTIONS D’UNE ETUDE ANTHROPO – JURIDIQUE POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE L’IMPUNITE, Goma, RDC, 15, 16 et 17 mars 2010 – Hôtel IHUSI


PROGRAMME

PREMIERE JOURNEE – LUNDI, 15 MARS

8h00 - 8h30 Arrivée des invités et mise en place

8h30 - 9h00 Mot d’accueil : REJUSCO
Mot d’ouverture : Ministère de la Justice

9h15 - 9h45 INTRODUCTION : L’étude anthropologique réalisée par REJUSCO - Encadrement et justification (Mesdames Sofia Candeias et Gaëllane Bourges)

SESSION I LE CADRE DES VIOLENCES SEXUELLES COMMISES A L’EST DE LA RDC – AU DELA D’UNE ARME DE GUERRE
Modérateur : Maître Pélagie Ebeka

9h50 - 10h10 Combattants Ex-FDLR et Violence Sexuelle (Monsieur Bert Ingelaere)

10h10 - 10h30 Le problème de la surexploitation du viol comme arme de guerre en RDC (Madame Véronique Moufflet)

10h30 - 10h50 Questions/débat
10h50 - 11h05 Pause café

SESSION II PERCEPTIONS COMMUNAUTAIRES DES VIOLENCES SEXUELLES EN RDC
Modérateur : Docteur Bora

11h05 - 11h25 Violences sexuelles au sein de la communauté congolaise (Chef de travaux Denis Masumbuko)

11h25 - 11h55 Pratiques sexuelles perçues par les communautés et obstacles à l’appréhension de la notion de violences sexuelles (Equipe REJUSCO)

11h55 - 12h15 Questions/débat

12h15 - 13h30 REPAS

SESSION III LA FEMME DANS LA SOCIETE CONGOLAISE
Modérateur : Maitre Désiré Balume

13h30 - 13h50 L’évolution du statut de la femme et son rôle dans la résolution des conflits en RDC (Madame Faida Mwangilwa)

13h50 - 14h10 Le rôle de la femme dans un contexte de justice transitionnelle: la réalité et l'avenir à l'Est de la RDC (Maître Pélagie Ebeka)

14h10 - 14h30 Questions/débat

14h30 - 14h40 Pause

SESSION IV CONSEQUENCE DES CONFLITS DES ARMEES SUR LES FEMMES
Modérateur : Madame Désirée Zwanck

14h40 - 15h00 Les effets des conflits armés sur le rôle social et économique des femmes en période post-conflit (Madame Catherine Odimba)

15h00 - 15h20 Femmes violées dans les conflits des Grands Lacs: de l'exclusion communautaire à la réhabilitation sociale (Monsieur Cyril Musila)

15h20 - 15h40 Problématique de l’accès de la femme en justice et d’obtention de réparation pour les préjudices subis (Maître Claudine Tsongo)

15h40 - 16h00 Questions/débat

DEUXIEME JOURNEE – MARDI 16 MARS

8h30 - 8h50 Arrivée des invités et mise en place

SESSION IV COUTUMES ET DROIT ECRIT POUR LA DE RESOLUTION DE CONFLITS DE VIOLENCES SEXUELLES
Modérateur : Madame Sofia Candeias

8h50 - 9h10 Interactions entre lois sur les violences sexuelles et coutumes (Maître Ruffin Lukoo)

9h10 - 9h30 Entre logiques coutumières et droit étatique : Souffrances et espoirs de femmes burundaises (Monsieur Dominik Kohlhagen)

9h30 - 9h50 Enjeux, acteurs, et processus extra-juridictionnels de résolutions de conflits de violences sexuelles (Equipe Rejusco)

9h50 - 10h20 Questions/débat

10h20 - 10h40 Pause café

SESSION V LA JUSTICE COUTUMIERE ET DROIT ECRIT
Modérateur : Maître Henri Mashagiro

10h40 - 11h00 Difficultés rencontrées dans la mise en œuvre des lois sur les violences sexuelles, et le rôle des us et coutumes dans cette relative inapplicabilité (Professeur Nyabirungu)

11h00 - 11h20 Droit pénal coutumier congolais et problématiques des violences sexuelles (Professeur Pierre Akele)

11h20 - 11h50 Questions/débat

12h00 - 13h00 REPAS


DEUXIEME JOURNEE – MARDI 16 MARS (SUITE)
SESSION VI

CARREFOURS COEXISTENCE DU SYSTEME FORMEL ET INFORMEL – COMMENT LES DEUX SYSTEMES PEUVENT JOUER UN ROLE DANS LA PREVENTION, REPRESSION, ET RESTAURATION DE LA JUSTICE DANS LES CAS DE VIOLENCES SEXUELLES

13h00 - 13h10 Présentation du thème de Carrefour

13h10 - 15h30
Carrefour I – Types, origines, caractéristiques, et intervenants, des systèmes de médiation informelle dans les cas de violences sexuelles
Modérateur : Monsieur Bert Ingelaere – Maître Claudine Tsongo
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Thomas Muiti

Carrefour II – Les pratiques sexuelles non-reconnues par les communautés comme violences sexuelles et les personnes exemptées de poursuites coutumières (analyse des types d’immunité)
Modérateurs : Monsieur Fabrice Ramadan – Monsieur Dominik Kohlhagen
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Maître Gilbert Kasereka

Carrefour III – Le rôle joué par les médiations informelles dans la régulation des conflits de violences sexuelles.
Modérateurs: Madame Véronique Moufflet - Maître Catherine Odimba
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Joseph Binankusu

Carrefour IV – Obstacles culturels à l’accès de la femme en justice
Modérateurs : Madame Désirée Zwanck – Monsieur Cyril Musila
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Madame Daphrose Feza- Maître Adolphe Mukelenga

15h30 - 16h00 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour I
16h00 - 16h30 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour II
16h30 - 17h00 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour III
17h00 - 17h30 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour IV



TROISIEME JOURNEE – MERCREDI 17 MARS

8h30 - 9h00 Arrivée des invités et mise en place

Session VII CARREFOURS - RECOMMANDATIONS -

9h00 - 11h00 Carrefour I – Types, contenus et groupes cibles des actions de sensibilisation
Modérateurs : Véronique Moufflet - Catherine Odimba - Désirée Zwanck
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Madame Daphrose Feza-

Carrefour II – Points d’interaction entre acteurs communs au système de justice informelle et formelle et solutions institutionnelles pour le rapprochement de ces mécanismes
Modérateurs : Monsieur Fabrice Ramadan - Monsieur Dominik Kohlhagen
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Thomas Muiti - Maître Gilbert Kasereka

Carrefour III : Les réponses formelles et informelles aux problèmes socio- économiques associées/résultants des violences sexuelles.
Modérateurs : Monsieur Bert Ingelaere - Maître. Claudine Tsongo -
Monsieur. Cyril Musila
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Joseph Binankusu - Maître Adolphe Mukelenga

11h00 - 11h15 Pause café

11h15 - 12h00 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour I

12h00 - 12h45 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour II

12h45 - 13h45 Repas

13h45 - 14h30 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour III

14h30 - 15h00 Mot de clôture

2010-2011 Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline: January 5, 2010

The JR Program for International Peace awards approximately ten Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships each year to support the research and writing of doctoral dissertations addressing the sources and nature of international conflict and strategies to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace. The Peace Scholar Fellowship is meant to assist emerging scholars at one of the most crucial points in their career. Awards may be used to support writing and research at their home institution or for field-work abroad. USIP welcomes proposals from all disciplines, however, they should be consistent with the Institute's mandate and present a research agenda with clear relevance to policy issues. Peace Scholars receive $20,000 for 10 months.

Peace Scholar applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a University within the U.S. and must complete all required work toward the doctoral degree, except for the dissertation before the start of the award. Scholarships are open to citizens of any country. The application deadline is January 5, 2010.

For more application information, please visit http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-peace-school

Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Two-week professional workshop in Indonesia during May will focus on “Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific Region”

HONOLULU (Nov. 19) – Applications are being accepted through Jan. 1 for the third annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights. Organized by the Asian International Justice Initiative – a collaboration between the East-West Center and the University of California-Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center – Summer Institute 2010 will be held in partnership with the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission in Bali, followed by an optional field trip to Aceh, Sumatra.

The workshop, scheduled for May 10-22, 2010, is designed for professionals working across a broad range of fields related to IHL and human rights, including lawyers, academics, journalists, non-governmental organization workers, investigators, monitors, government agency workers and graduate-level law students. The workshop is best suited to people working within the Asia Pacific region or with an Asia Pacific focus. Participants from Southeast Asia are strongly encouraged to apply.

This year’s course will focus on the rise of internal (or non-international) conflicts in the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the new millennium, and their impact on both regional and international peace and security. The curriculum will focus on approaches to conflict resolution in the Asia Pacific region, with a specific emphasis on conflicts, past and present, in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. The primary country case studies considered during this course will be: Indonesia (particularly focusing on the conflicts in Aceh and Papua); the Philippines (particularly focusing on the conflict between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mindanao); Sri Lanka; and southern Thailand.

The tuition fee for Summer Institute 2010 is US $2,000, which does not cover additional costs of travel, accommodation, visa fees and incidental expenses. A limited number of scholarships may be available for eligible applicants.

For further information and application instructions, visit http://www.eastwestcenter.org/summerinstitute.

For further inquiries about the program, please contact Program Coordinator Penelope Van Tuyl at mailto:summerinstitute@eastwestcenter.org.

Graduate Student Conference: The Ruptures of War Location

Call for Papers Deadline: 2009-12-14

Call For Papers
The Ruptures of War: A Conference on War, Culture, and Society.

A Graduate Student Conference
Presented by CGU's History Department, Graduate Student History
Association, and Phi Alpha Theta

A 250-word abstract must be received by December 14, 2009
Via email: gsha@cgu.edu

War is the most intense nexus of politics, violence, culture, society, and nature. The fact that it is with us constantly is exemplified by Foucault’s provocative question: “If we look beneath peace, order, wealth, and authority, beneath the calm order of subordinations, beneath the State and State apparatuses, beneath the laws, and so on, will we hear and discover a sort of primitive and permanent war?” This conference is designed as a way to explore the multifarious ways in which war affects cultures and societies. The idea of war is neither constrained by temporality nor discipline, and it is enmeshed in the human condition. War is essentially an organizing principle by which we hope to discuss many diverse topics, which can include but are not limited to:

Trauma, Suffering, Gender, The Environment, Memory, Race, Affect, Political Violence, Ideology, Technology, Secrecy, Human Rights, Torture, Justice, Power, Genocide

Bryan Price
Claremont Graduate University
School of Arts & Humanities Claremont Graduate University 121 East 10th Street Claremont, CA 91711

Email: gsha@cgu.edu
Visit the website at http://www.cgu.edu/pages/6015.asp
Crossposted: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=171810&keyword=human&keyword=rights

Oak Institute - 2010 Oak Fellowship - Human Rights Activists

Oak Institute Now Accepting Applications for 2010 Oak Fellowship Location: United States
Fellowship Deadline: 2009-12-15 (in 23 days)
Date Submitted: 2009-10-16
Announcement ID: 171343

The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College is pleased to issue a call for nominations and applications for the 2010 Oak Human Rights Fellowship. The Oak Fellowship annually offers an opportunity for one prominent practitioner in international human rights to take a sabbatical leave from front-line work to spend the fall semester (September - December) in residence at Colby. This provides the fellow time for respite, reflection, research, and writing. Following the period of the award, the fellow is expected to return home to continue human rights work.
For the Oak Fellowship in residence at Colby College during the fall of 2010, we seek front-line human rights activists advocating for those incarcerated. Areas of work for prisoners' rights include but are not limited to living standards and health care in prisons, pretrial detention, illegal imprisonment, detained non-citizens, the right of legal representation, juvenile detention, education and practical training for inmates, post-detention rehabilitation, families of inmates, disciplinary procedures, prison privatization, gender and racial discrimination in incarceration, political prisoners, prisoners of war, torture, sexual abuse, brutality, and the death penalty.

We especially encourage applications from those who are currently or were recently involved in on-the-ground work at some level of personal risk and are in need of respite. Activists must be centrally engaged in work outside of the United States.

The appointment is for the fall semester of 2010 (mid-August through mid-December). Responsibilities include participation in a lecture series or symposium in the Fellow's area of expertise and regular interaction with Colby students through a one credit non-graded discussion class. The College provides a stipend of $32,000, plus transportation, housing, health care coverage, and other fringe benefits. We encourage the fellow to bring family through limited financial support for their travel as well.

Completed applications must arrive no later than December 15, 2009. Applications can be submitted online or via email. More information, including the application, is available on the Institute's webpage Final selection will be announced by April 15, 2010.

Professor Patrice Franko, Director
Susanna Thompson, Assistant Director
Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights
Colby College
5300 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901

Email: oakhr@colby.edu
Visit the website at http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/goldfarb/oak/

crossposted: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=171343&keyword=human&keyword=rights

Gender and Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC - Internships

REJUSCO (http://www.rejusco.org/) has recently launched a new program aimed at contributing to the improvement of the accountability process for gender and sexual violence related crimes in the Eastern Congo.

In order to develop and implement this program we are currently looking for individuals willing to collaborate in the following activities:
- Conception and design of short term courses on legal responses to gender and sexual violence, taking into account Congolese and international law, to be lectured in local universities;
- Judicial monitoring of ongoing relevant judicial proceedings;
- Participation in activities to increase awareness about sexual violence as well as available socio-legal and judicial mechanisms to respond to this phenomenon (local communities and refugee camps);
- Field research (under the direction of a team composed by an anthropologist and lawyers) on traditional justice responses to gender and sexual violence in local communities;
- Analysis and commentary of relevant jurisprudence developed by Congolese courts.


- Applicants should be fluent in French or Swahili;
- Applications from Law, Sociology, Anthropology, International Development and other related social sciences are welcome. Previous research and/or experience in gender studies are strongly preferred.

REJUSCO is currently unable to provide any salary or stipend.
Volunteers are expected to be based in Goma and work with our local teams. A minimum commitment of 10 weeks is expected.