Une chanson pour la promotion des droits de l'homme en République démocratique du Congo
A United Nations report says serious human rights violations were committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo must benefit from their right to remedy and reparations, a United Nations panel of experts has recommended.
Dr. Denis Mukwege co-founded and runs Panzi hospital, a General Referral hospital in Bukavu, in the Eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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, by both state and non-state actors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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 east of the DRC where prosecutions are difficult to achieve.
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 beneficiaries were 25 commissioned police officers from across Kasaï Occidental province. The training is one of the initiatives that the UNJHRO regularly undertakes to promote respect of human rights among the population of…
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 province undertook to educate and motivate local women about their civil and political rights, targeting in particular the women of the Pygmy community. A team from the Electoral Section of MONUSCO, together with members of the…
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 non-governmental organization led by Reverend Father Ernest Sugule, inaugurated a sport complex in Dungu, a town located in the Far North of province Orientale. The sports field will also benefit children living in the…