Spotlight on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

<p>In this episode, we put a spotlight on the Democratic Republic of Congo where&nbsp;a truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) was established in 2003, in an attempt to&nbsp;bring an end to hostilities and&nbsp;pave the way to&nbsp;democratization.&nbsp;However, the TRC was short-lived, leaving victims of mass atrocities with fewer avenues for the right to truth. Recently, the government&nbsp;of President Felix Tshisekedi has shown willingness to support the installment of a new TRC and to set up a reparations fund for victims of mass atrocities.&nbsp;<a href="https://justicevisions.org/staff/marit-de-haan/">Marit de Haan</a> and <a href="https://justicevisions.org/staff/christian-cito-cirhigiri/">Christian Cirhigiri</a> speak with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gentilkasongo2020/?originalSubdomain=cd">Gentil Kasongo</a>, researcher at Impunity Watch in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, who shares what this new momentum for truth-seeking means for the overall field of TJ in the DRC and for the participation of victims of mass atrocities.</p>