Human rights reports and publications
14 January 2016 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces “very real risks of unrest and violence” over elections later this year while confronting a “significant deterioration” of security in its war-torn eastern…
The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 43 of Security Council resolution 2211 (2015). It covers major developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since my report of 28 September 2015 (S/2015/741)…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday 29 th december the appointment of Lieutenant General Derick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi of South Africa as Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization…
This is what emerged from the press encounter held on Wednesday 23 December 2015 at the Mission’s headquarters in Uvira, South Kivu. For this last meeting with journalists for the year 2015, the focus was on MONUSCO’s major…
Bunia, 12 December 2015 - 80 Ukrainian servicemen the 18th Detached Helicopter Unit were awarded the United Nations Medal for their dedication to the cause of peace and stability in Ituri. They received the Medal from General…
Durant le mois de novembre 2015, le BCNUDH a documenté 338 violations des droits de l’homme sur l’étendue du territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une baisse par rapport au mois d’octobre 2015 au cours duquel 407 violations…
A joint judicial investigation confirms 375 human rights violations committed during attacks by ADF in Erengeti, Beni territory, North-Kivu province KINSHASA, 16 December 2015: the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office for…
Kigali, 15 December 2015 - United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) European Union (EU), United States (US) Envoys accredited to the Great Lakes region of Africa conducted a regional tour from 9-15 December 2015. They visited…
Kisangani, 12 December 2015 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, Mr. Maman Sambo Sidikou, arrived in Kisangani on Saturday 12 December 2015, accompanied by a large delegation which…
The “Invisible Survivors” report attached, launched on 25 November 2015, is the second of its kind published by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on…
Maman S. Sidikou, Head of MONUSCO, and José Maria Aranaz, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pay tribute to all human rights defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa, 10…
Fizi, 9 December 2015 – As part of MONUSCO-organized capacity-building program for prisons staff members, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in DRC, MONUSCO-Uvira, through its Correction Unit, organized three refresher…