The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is launching an urgent call for information and cooperation from all partners on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
In October 2024, Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC announced that the Office is renewing its investigative efforts in the DRC, with priority focus on alleged Rome Statute crimes committed in North Kivu since 1 January 2022. This investigation is active, and continues with urgency and focus.
The Office is closely following current events, including the grave escalation of violence over the past weeks in eastern DRC, in particular in and around the provincial capital of North Kivu, Goma.
Credible sources indicate that thousands of persons have been wounded and hundreds killed in and around Goma, including civilians and peacekeepers, following months of clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the March 23 Movement (“M23”) and their allies.
The ongoing situation in and around Goma falls within the scope of the OTP’s current investigation. The Office will continue to investigate alleged crimes committed by any person, irrespective of affiliation or nationality and will not be limited to particular individuals, parties or members of specific groups.
The OTP calls upon all concerned—victims and witnesses, national and international organisations, civil society groups, journalists, national authority counterparts, State parties and non-State parties – to share with the Office any evidence and information that they have collected or are collecting, in relation to allegations of international crimes by all parties.
Information may be sent to the Office through OTPLink: https://otplink.icc-cpi.int/