{"id":163967,"date":"2026-08-26T16:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/?p=163967"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:40:36","slug":"the-scandal-of-victims-funds-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/163967-the-scandal-of-victims-funds-in-drc.html","title":{"rendered":"The scandal of victims\u2019 funds in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two victim compensation funds were established in 2022 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Special Fund for the Distribution and Compensation of Victims of Uganda\u2019s Illegal Activities in the DRC, known as Frivao, is funded by reparations payments from Uganda, as ordered by the International Court of Justice<\/a>. These payments are expected to total $325 million. The second is the National Fund for Reparations for Victims (Fonarev), which is tasked with identifying, supporting, and compensating victims of conflict-related sexual violence and other serious crimes. It is funded, in particular, by a levy on mining royalties. Both of these organizations have been accused of mismanagement \u2013 and, in the case of Frivao, of massive embezzlement, which led to the arrest and trial of a former justice minister and a fund coordinator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two victim\u2019s funds were established in 2022 in the DRC. The Frivao, funded by reparations payments from Uganda, as ordered by the International Court of Justice. The Fonarev, funded on mining royalties. Both have been accused of mismanagement \u2013 and, in the case of Frivao, of massive embezzlement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":163960,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[2933],"ji_location":[2197,2531],"class_list":["post-163967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reparations","tag-corruption-en","ji_location-democratic-republic-of-congo","ji_location-uganda"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe scandal of victims\u2019 funds in DRC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two victim\u2019s funds were established in 2022 in the DRC. 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