Congo’s Silent Genocide: From Lumumba to Today’s Crisis

For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been the stage of one of the world’s deadliest and least-reported conflicts. In the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, armed groups, state forces, and foreign interests have left civilians trapped in a cycle of killings, mass displacement, and sexual violence. Congolese activists and […]

Libera: Founding a Global Movement Against Organised Crime

Libera. Association, Names, Numbers Against the Mafia was founded in 1995 as the first civil society organisation to combat the Mafia. Born from one million signatures demanding mafia wealth be returned to communities, Libera transformed Italy. From the outset, it has challenged organised crime and corruption through social justice, seeking truth for innocent victims and […]

CHANCE: When European Civil Society Declares War on Organised Crime

CHANCE (Civil Hub Against orgaNised Crime in Europe) addresses criminal networks operating within some of Europe’s wealthiest democracies. Founded by Libera in 2019, CHANCE exposes the uncomfortable truth that the EU itself has become a profitable hunting ground for organised crime groups. Europol’s assessment reveals that 80% of criminal networks use legitimate European businesses as […]

ALAS: Latin America’s Network Rising Against Criminal Power

Latin America accounts for just 8% of the world’s population, yet it experiences 30% of all murders. In areas where organised crime has infiltrated state institutions, ALAS (América Latina Alternativa Social) brings together over 70 organisations from 13 countries that are committed to rejecting violence as a destiny. Founded by Libera in 2015, ALAS connects […]