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25 September 2013 – Progress has been made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in putting in place a legal regime to combat impunity for human rights violations, but the rights situation in the east of the country…

Kinshasa, 25 September 2013: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the attacks on schools and hospitals committed by parties to the conflict…

Bunia, 18 September 2013 – The Police of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), undertook in Bunia, Ituri district, on…

Shabunda, 18 September 2013 - A multidisciplinary team from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) conducted a mission to Shabunda in South Kivu province, from 11 to 13…

Kananga, 12 September 2013 – In Kananga, Western Kasaï province, the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Center, in collaboration with the Public Information Section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the…

Mahagi, 12 September 2013 - In Mahagi, Ituri district, Oriental Province, a health clinic built and equipped by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) to help…

Kinshasa, 9 September 2013 - Assistant Secretary General (ASG) John Barkat, Head of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS), visited MONUSCO from 2 to 6 September 2013. The purpose of the visit was to…

Aru, 6 September 2013 - In Eastern Province, the public information section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized, on 6 September in Aru, district of Ituri, an…

Goma, 6 September 2013 – "Political option could help bring the war and atrocities in the North Kivu to an end and find a lasting solution to the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo" according to a joint…

7 September 2013 – A top United Nations official focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stressed the need to address impunity in the country, which has seen massive displacement over the past year along…

This report covering the period from November 2011 to May 2013 assesses the progress made by the authorities in the implementation of recommendations made by UN human rights mechanisms. It commends important developments…