Our impact
What our work has achieved.
Documenting is not enough. We measure our work by what it sets in motion: legal proceedings, recommendations addressed to the authorities, cases followed through to their resolution. Everything on this page points to a source or a publication.
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In court
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legal proceedings in 5 countries: Belgium, France (2), Switzerland, South Africa, the Netherlands.
- Belgium
- France
- Switzerland
- South Africa
- The Netherlands
Belgium
France
Switzerland
South Africa
The NetherlandsSource: Strategic litigation
14
defendants committed for trial before the Brussels criminal court on 31 August 2026 in the Semlex case, in which UNIS is a civil party.
In France, the national financial prosecutor's office (parquet national financier) opened a preliminary investigation in June 2022, following the complaint filed by UNIS, Transparency International and Sherpa in the Congo Hold-Up case.
Publishing to make things move
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recommendations addressed to the authorities and oversight institutions: 7 in the report The cost of running the DRC's institutions (February 2025), 16 in Kanyaka — La Quinzaine No. 01 (September 2026).
9
specific questions put to the Congolese Minister of Finance in Kanyaka No. 01, on the number plate contract.
4
issues of the KANYAKA-RUSHWA monitoring bulletin since August 2024.
Following through
10
cases tracked publicly in the Kanyaka Tracker, each with its level of certainty under the UNIS method and the date it was last checked.
An open case is never closed: every development — a court decision, an answer obtained, a document made public — is recorded.
Acting together
UNIS is a member of the coalition Le Congo n'est pas à vendre (CNPAV, “Congo is not for sale”) and of the Restitution pour l'Afrique collective. It works with African and international organisations that defend human rights, promote transparency and protect whistleblowers.
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