Bukavu, 16 August 2012 – A dialogue bringing together national and provincial lawmakers and other actors in the ongoing electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was held in Bukavu, capital of Sud-Kivu province, on Thursday, 16 August 2012, for an exchange of views on the recommendations made by the National Assembly for consolidating and increasing the reliability of this process. The dialogue was organized jointly by the Sud-Kivu…
Bukavu, 7 August 2012 – A workshop aimed at disseminating legal provisions criminalizing torture was held in Bukavu on Tuesday, 7 August 2012. Participants included officials from State services involved in criminal investigation, as well as representatives of Human Rights NGO's. The workshop was organized jointly by the National Ministry of Human Rights, the Office of the Governor of Sud-Kivu, and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office…
Kinshasa, 14 June 2012 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Mr. Roger Meece, presented to the UN Security Council on 12 June 2012 the last Secretary-General's report on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In his presentation, Mr. Meece noted, inter alia, that considerable progress…
Kinshasa, 7 August 2012 – The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) expressed deep concern today over growing evidence of forced recruitment of civilians by the M23 for both combat and non-combat purposes. "Whilst forced recruitment by various armed groups has long characterised conflict in the DRC, numbers have increased substantially since the upsurge of recent hostilities in the east, and in particular the actions of the M23 in Rutshuru territory…
Goma, July 24, 2012 - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in collaboration with the World Bank, has just ended a 3-week training program focusing on Psycho-social assistance in support of ex-combatants who surrender to the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration, and Resettlement (DDR/RR) Division of MONUSCO. DDR/RR deals with ex-combatants from various armed groups across…
Geneva, 17 July 2012 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for the appeal trial in the case of the murder of Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, and the disappearance of his driver, Fidèle Bazana Edadi, to fully respect international standards of due process. "The importance of this trial cannot be overstated. Mr. Chebeya was a pioneer of the human rights movement in the Democratic Republic…
Kisangani, 17th July 2012 - A national campaign for the promotion of the Convention against torture and Law criminalizing torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was officially launched in Kisangani on Friday 13 July. This effort enjoyed the support of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO). The campaign, which stated…
Entebbe, Uganda, 14 July 2012 - The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) trained its Congolese Local Staff on the negotiation and conflict resolution techniques. The training took place from 2 to 6 July at the United Nations logistic Base of Entebbe, Uganda. The objective of the training is to bring MONUSCO local staff to gain a good understanding of the general negotiation and conflict…
Goma, 27 June 2012 – On 26 June 2012, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) inaugurated two quick-impact projects aimed at bringing up to date the Prosecutor's Office and High Court of Goma, capital of Nord-Kivu province. The first project will enable 36 judges deployed at Goma' Prosecutor's Office to have two containers for archive storage and a third one to use as an office. This…
Gemena, 28 June 2012 - The administrative building of Sud-Ubangui district, Equateur province has just been renovated thanks to the contribution of a quick-impact project of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). The project, which cost 19 850 dollars enabled to finish the construction of this 550 m2 modest building which works had started in 1974, according to the local authorities. The…