A Call for Justice in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

Expand Jean Baptiste Nguondija, a resident of Ngbada, Central African Republic, by the grave of his 10 year-old daughter Nathana Poura. Nguondija has lost 5 children since the conflict began in 2013. ©2015 Lewis Mudge/Human Rights Watch Last week, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region met in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss “combating impunity and upholding human rights as key contributors to peace and security.” Representatives from the organization’s 12 member states, the United Nations, and the African Union, as well as civil society representatives, including Human Rights Watch,…

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