A high level panel convened by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for more support for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
An interview with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the release of a 550-page report listing 617 of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law over a 10-year period…
Women of the Democratic Republic of Congo are starting to fight back, pressing for justice as a fundamental human right in the face of appalling sexual violence. For years now, rape has been used as a tactic of war in the…
Mbuji-Mayi, 3 September 2012 - A five day-training workshop on human rights and international humanitarian law organized by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) of Mbuji-Mayi ended on 31st August 2012. The…
Mbandaka, 31 August 2012 - In preparation for the planned provincial and local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) in Equateur…
Dungu, 25 August 2012 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with SAIPED (Solidarité et Assistance intégrale aux Personnes démunies), a local…
Kisangani, 27 August 2012 – Thirty Congolese National Police (PNC) officers, including two women, from across Sud-Kivu province, just wrapped up a two-week training exercise at the instruction center of Kapalata, some 7 km…
Uvira, 27 August 2012 – The Child Protection section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized in Uvira, from 16 to 17 August 2012, a training workshop…
Kinshasa / Geneva 29 August 2012 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the DRC, Roger Meece, expressed deep concern today over reports of further massacres of civilians in Masisi territory, North Kivu…
Kananga, 25 August 2012 – Some 250 youth association leaders participated in a workshop organized by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Kananga, Kasaï…
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…
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…