In an Opinion Piece published in today's Irish Times Front Line's Deputy Director Andrew Anderson analyses how the failure of the international community to respond to the security needs of human rights defenders has contributed to the climate of impunity in DRC.
Abject failure of international community to protect human rights defenders in Congo
The killing this week of Floribert Chebeya, one of Congo's most respected and longstanding human rights defenders, is not only a devastating loss for his family, many friends, and the human rights movement in Congo and internationally. It is also bloody confirmation of the abject failure of the international community to protect human rights defenders in Congo.
