Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Another misuse of military courts

Radio Okapi reports that between January and March of this year, the military court of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has convicted 44 individuals for crimes against the environment. The cases were brought at the request of the Congolese Institute for the Preservation of Nature.

Under human right jurisprudence, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the  jurisdiction of military courts is reserved solely for military crimes by military personnel.

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