The International Institute of Social Studies and the Conflict and Resilience Research InstituteOpens external (CRRIC) in Winnipeg, Canada recently held a series of four webinars on ‘Unwanted’ Peoples and Boundaries of Citizenship Struggles: Rohingya, Banyamulenge and others'Opens external.
International speakers examined 'unwanted communities' such as the Banyamulenge and Rohingya. In discussions they hoped to draw lessons and strategies for demanding rights and prevent further persecution of these two ‘unwanted’ minorities.
Outputs
There were four seminars, which were streamed and watched thousands of times on Congolese media, provoking much debate:
- Seminar 1 Defining genocideOpens external - Greg Stanton of Genocide Watch and Delphin Ntanyoma, PhD researcher at ISS (26 September 2020) - also streamed on Kivu Times and generated 2500+ viewsOpens external
- Seminar 2 Humanitarian issuesOpens external - Professor Thea Hilhost, ISS (2 October 2020) - also streamed on Kivu Times and generated 1500+ viewsOpens external
- Seminar 3 Historical precedentsOpens external - Dr Helen Hintjens, ISS, Felix Ndahinda and others (10 October 2020) - also streamed on Kivu Times and generated 2000+ views in a week.Opens external
- Seminar 4 Diaspora and futuresOpens external - Yasmin Ullah, Adele Kibasumba (diaspora activists) and others (17 October 2020) - also streamed on Kivu Times and generated 3000+ views in a 4 days.Opens external
Articles in Congovirtual (in French)
Black Lives Matter en RDC: le cas de la minorité BanyamulengeOpens external - article by Dr Helen Hintjens and Delphin Ntanyoma
- Interview with Helen Hintjens and Delphin Ntanyoma
- Assistant professor
- PhD student
