Joint bulletin – Challenging decades of impunity in the Lumbala trial
On 15 December 2025, the Paris Assize Court found former politician and military leader Roger Lumbala guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity committed in 2002. This historic Universal Jurisdiction verdict challenges decades of impunity in the DRC.
Through sustained community reporting and dialogue, we facilitated Congolese communities’ access to court proceedings in Europe. Our joint bulletin with TRIAL International explains: what does it truly mean to ‘make justice work’ for survivors of conflict?
