Kinshasa 8 November 2016 - - An explosive device exploded this morning in Keyshero, a district situated west of the city of Goma in the North Kivu province, when the Indian peacekeepers were conducting their morning exercise. The blast left one child dead and several people wounded: 1 civilian and 32 peacekeepers, 5 of whom were admitted to MONUSCO’s hospital with serious injuries. “ I offer my heartfelt and deepest sympathy to the bereaved…
GENEVA (3 November 2016) - A group of United Nations human rights experts* has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lift an “unjustified” ban on protests in the capital, Kinshasa, amid social discontent over delayed presidential elections. The ban was imposed in September after a series of large demonstrations that were brutally supressed by security forces, reportedly leaving dozens of people dead and injured.…
Bunia, 31 October 2016: The Mai-Mai Simba and the militia group known as “Force de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri” FRPI, must stop committing exactions against civilian population.” This is the gist of the message delivered by General Derrick Mgwebi to the population of Ituri at the end of his 4-day working visit to the Ituri province where, over the past two months, armed gangs committed several exactions against civilians, more particularly…
UNMAS DRC - Goma armoury handover ceremony.
Durant le mois de septembre 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 506 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse importante par rapport au mois d’août 2016 au cours duquel 393 violations avaient été enregistrées. Sur tout le territoire de la RDC, l’ensemble des agents de l’État (PNC, FARDC, ANR et autres autorités administratives ou judiciaires) est responsable de plus de 66% des violations des droits de l…
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KINSHASA/GENEVA (21 October 2016) – Congolese police, armed forces and the Republican Guard used excessive – including lethal – force during demonstrations in Kinshasa last month, when at least 53 people were killed over two days, 143 injured and more than 299 unlawfully arrested, according to a UN preliminary investigation report released today. The preliminary investigation by the UN Joint Human Rights Office of MONUSCO* documented 422 victims…
The Secretary-General takes note of the conclusion of the national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He commends Edem Kodjo, the African Union Facilitator for the dialogue, as well as participants to the talks for their work and commitment towards a peaceful solution to the crisis in the context of the electoral process. The Secretary-General hopes that the implementation of the agreement will contribute to a more conducive…
Goma, North Kivu: The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflic Ms Zainab Hawa Bangura has been to Heal Africa Hospital to visit cases of women of sexual violence in Goma on the 14th of October 2016. On her arrival at the Goma Airport , Madame Bangura told the Press in Goma that she was on an evaluation mission on the actual situation of women who are victims of Sexual violence as a result of the many the armed…
12 October 2016 – The General Assembly tomorrow is expected to act on the recommendation of the Security Council regarding the appointment of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations; last week, the Council forwarded to the 193-member body its nomination, António Guterres, former Prime Minister of Portugal, to be the next UN chief. Mr. Guterres, aged 67, was Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, and the UN High Commissioner for…