PUBLICATIONS

Policy Brief: Comprehensive Canadian Policy in the DRC
ACAC’s two-page policy brief outlining three strategies for Canada, this brief formed the basis of the Fall 2010 ‘Canada: Where Are You?’ Campaign

Land, Citizenship, and Conflict in the Kivus
ACAC’s latest publication, “Land, Citizenship, and Conflict in the Kivus”, focuses on how issues of land tenure and citizenship status are the main underlying drivers of violence in the Eastern Congo.

Canada, Where Are You?
ACAC’s policy position and discussion report ” ‘The Worst Place in the World To Be A Woman or Girl’: Rape in the DR Congo – Canada, Where Are You?” outlines Canada’s deep history with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and proposes concrete policies for Canada under the thematic areas of promoting the transparency of Canadian companies in the DRC, investing in Congolese women, and ending impunity for suspected war criminals.

RECOMMENDED READINGS

Mobilizing the Will to Intervene
Provocative and practical counsel to make governments care about humanitarian crises by Dr. Frank Chalk, Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire (Ret’d), Kyle Matthews, Carla Barqueiro, and Simon Doyle. A project of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies.

Rwanda Canada Summary
A brief description of Canada’s deep relationship to Rwanda, and how this relationship has led to Canada being a safe haven for former Rwandan génocidaires and supporters of the Forcees Démocratiques de la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR). This report also proposes policies for Canada to shut down Canada-based support for the FDLR.

Top Twelve Recommended Readings for the DR Congo
ACAC’s top ten readings for those who want a further understanding of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Recommended Reading List for Rwanda
ACAC’s recommendations those who want a more nuanced understanding of Canada’s relationship with Rwanda, the FDLR’s relationship with Rwanda, and Canada’s relation to the FDLR.

Recommended Readings on Ethical Advocacy
A list of resources for advocates who wish to know more about the ethics of advocacy.

TOOLS

Aid, Extract, Exploit, Inspire, Reconcile: Canadian/Great Lakes Interactions
ACAC’s interactive map: Canada this is you in the DRC.