From Hochschild:

The crusade that E.D. Morel now orchestrated through the Congo Reform Association exerted a relentless, growing pressure on the Belgian, British and American governments.  Almost never has one man, possessed of no wealth, title or official post, caused so much trouble for the governments of several major countries.  Morel knew that officials like Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey would act only "when kicked, and if the process of kicking is stopped, he will do nothing." To this kicking, Morel devoted more than a decade of his life.

Morel, of course, didn't act alone.  Public outrage, crossing borders and oceans, was sparked and fueled by courageous reports of the atrocities, reports from an unlikely coterie of diplomats, journalists, missionaries and activists.

That, unfortunately, is what the Democratic Republic of Congo lacks today -- public outrage forcing the powers of the world to do something, to make Congo somewhat less of a hell on earth than it is.

There are reports from NGOs, there are stories in my newspaper, there are blog posts like this one, and the world gazes on indifferently, demanding no change, requiring of their leaders no committment to ending the misery.

They will move only when kicked.  We must kick them.