RAID (NGO)
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RAID is an abbreviation of Rights & Accountability in Development. It is a Non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...

, or NGO, based in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

, England
England
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. It was founded in 1997, with the aim of promoting "a rights-based approach to development".

Work

RAID's work is currently focused on the alleged involvement of the staff of Anvil Mining Limited in a military counter-offensive against insurgents in the town of Kilwa
Kilwa, Katanga
Kilwa is a small town, headquarters of Moero Sector, Pweto Territory, Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo .Kilwa lies on the west shore of Lake Mweru opposite Kilwa Island, which is part of Zambia.Kilwa is from Lubumbashi...

, in the Katanga
Katanga Province
Katanga Province is one of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Between 1971 and 1997, its official name was Shaba Province. Under the new constitution, the province was to be replaced by four smaller provinces by February 2009; this did not actually take place.Katanga's regional...

 province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

.

RAID's past work has included pressing the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...

 to promote fairer investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demanding corporate responsibility through adherence to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Responsibility, and founding the African Advocacy Group to create and train Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

-based NGOs in human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

issues.

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