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Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo II



Situation Sheet · ICC

Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo II

Jurisdiction

Rome Statute State Party · 30 March 2002
Initiation State referral (Democratic Republic of the Congo · 23 May 2023
Decision not to proceed 14 October 2024
Status Preliminary Examination · Closed

Context

Alleged crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court committed in North Kivu, DRC, from 1 January 2022

Cases

No cases have been brought before the Court in connection with this situation.

Comment

On 14 October 2024, the Prosecutor announced the renewal of the Office's investigative efforts in the DRC, with priority focus on alleged Rome Statute crimes occurring in North Kivu since January 2022. This followed the Office's assessment that the episodes of violence in North Kivu since 2022 are interconnected with patterns of hostilities that have affected the region since at least 1 July 2002, and that any alleged crimes committed in North Kivu since 1 January 2022 therefore fall within the remit of the ongoing investigation opened in June 2004.

Key Documents

Referral Referral of the Situation in the DRC by the Government of the DRC (2023)
Decision not to proceed Statement of the Prosecutor on the Situation in the DRC and the Renewed Investigative Efforts (2024)
ICC case page Official ICC page — Situation in the DRC