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In most cases, impunity, weak judicial systems and gaps existing in the national legislations are the main causes of the persistence of these human rights violations. For example, the DRC government adopted Law No 007/2002 establishing the Congolese Mining Code in July 2002. The law asserted the primacy of mining permits over individual land titles. This has opened the door to several cases of forced relocations and evictions in the country with little safeguards and support for local communities. In most cases, minimal or no steps are taken to protect the right to education, health, housing, access to water or to alternative means of subsistence livelihood.
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