Human rights reports and publications
Kinshasa, 24 June 2011 - The United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, held annually on 26 June, was celebrated In Kinshasa on the 24 of June. Key official figures who attended the ceremony included…
Beni, 25 June 2011 – The Nord Kivu-based office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized between 17 and 25 June an all-encompassing sensitization program for sections…
Kisangani, 27 June 2011 – To commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Human Rights Section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Province…
Kinshasa, 29 June 2011 – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently detected several cases of cholera in the capital, Kinshasa, as well as inside the country. The outbreak has been confirmed by the World…
Bukavu, 01 July 2011 - Since May 2011, the South Kivu Brigade launched four military operations, each lasting two weeks and they were given different names. The goals of these different operations are not always clearly…
Kinshasa, 24 June 2011: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Roger Meece, expresses deep concern over the reports of mass rapes in Fizi Territory, South Kivu, and launches a joint assessment mission to the…
Bunia, 16 June 2011 – Like in the rest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the children of Ituri district also celebrated the Day of the African Child. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo…
Goma, 20 June 2011 - A 12-member delegation of British Parliamentarians visited Goma on 18 June to assess the impact of the United Kingdom's development aid programs in the region. The British MPs used their visit to get…
Kisangani, 15 June 2011 – A delegation of women from Kinshasa led by fellow representatives from the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), and the Electoral Division of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in…
Goma, 21 June 2011 – A blood collection for the population of Kiwanja was organized by UN peacekeepers on 18 June. Kiwanja is a town located in the war-ravaged territory of Rutshuru, which borders Uganda and Rwanda, in the…
Goma, 16 June 2011 – The Day of the African Child was celebrated in Goma in the presence of Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Bukavu, 13 June 2011 – A training programme designed to modernize and professionalize the Congolese police was launched in Bukavu, Sud-Kivu province, on 13 June. The program was made possible through financial support from…