Making Justice Work for Women: Summary of Democratic Republic of Congo Country Report

Abstract

This report provides a summary of the Democratic Republic of Congo country report in the series, "Making Transitional Justice Work for Women: Rights, Resilience and Responses to Violence Against Women in Democratic Republic of Congo, Northern Uganda and Kenya". It outlines the full report's investigation of the efficacy of transitional justice efforts for women in conflict and post-conflict contexts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; in doing so, it identifies women's priorities for justice, their experiences when seeking justice, obstacles in justice processes, and recommendations for more effective policy responses.