Durant le mois de juin 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 422 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de mai 2016 au cours duquel 384 violations avaient été enregistrées. En particulier, le BCNUDH a documenté 57 violations des droits de l’homme liées à la restriction de l’espace démocratique. Les provinces les plus touchées restent celles de l’est de la RDC avec 292 violations, à…
7 July 2016 – An inclusive and credible dialogue among Congolese stakeholders is the only realistic way to defuse political tensions, overcome the electoral impasse and prevent violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where public discontent is being fuelled by delays in the electoral process and shrinking democratic space, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson warned today. Briefing the Security Council, Mr…
On Thursday 7 July 2016, the Cercle Sportif of Bukavu in the provincial capital of South Kivu hosted the closing ceremony for a refresher course during which some 60 members of Bukavu’s Mobile Intervention Group were retrained in Public Order Maintenance and Restoration (POMR) and Professional Intervention Techniques (PIT). Initiated by United Nations Police (UNPOL) sector of Bukavu, the one-month-long training session was conducted by trainers…
The ceremony marking the completion of the border policing training course for 50 senior and low-level members of the Congolese National Police (PNC) and the General Directorate for Migration (DGM) was held on 28 June 2016 at the Kassapa Police Academy in Lubumbashi, capital of Haut-Katanga province. The two-month training course was organized by the United Nations Police (UNPOL) component of MONUSCO in partnership with the International…
Addis Ababa, 4 July 2016: The African Union (AU) today held the inaugural meeting of the Support Group to the AU-led Facilitation of the Congolese National Dialogue. The meeting, which was chaired by the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, was attended by the AU-appointed Facilitator, former Prime Minister of Togo, Mr Edem Kodjo; the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Said Djinnit; the Special…
Kinshasa, 2nd July 2016 - Following the demise of Reverend Father Apollinaire Malumalu in the night of Thursday 30th June 2016 in Dallas, USA, MONUSCO pays a glowing tribute to the man credited with organizing the first democratic elections in 2006. This immense accomplishment will forever remain engraved in the annals of the DRC’s political history. “ I wish to convey my most profound condolences to his family, his diocese of Butembo-Beni as…
Kinshasa, 30 June 2016 - On the occasion of the commemoration of 56th anniversary of the Independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 30 June 2016, MONUSCO extends its warm congratulations to the Government and people of the DRC and wishes them a happy celebration. “Fifty-six years in the life of any nation constitute a significant milestone in which to assess the progress made over the past years and the challenges that remain to be…
Bunia – 28 June 2016: On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Ituri organized a conference that brought together local human rights organizations, civil society representatives and military authorities. The themefor World Torture Day 2016 was “From Horror to Healing”. However, the UNJHRO chose to focus on understanding of the definition of torture as…
Kinshasa, 26 June 2016 – On the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, this 26 June 2016, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the National Human Rights Commission and Human Rights NGOs, organized in Kinshasa and across the country, a number of activities: training, sensitization, advocacy and dissemination in favor of…
Cannes, France – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Today, the communications industry is taking a historic, first-of-its-kind step to beat poverty, injustice and inequality,” said the Secretary-General, speaking at the Lions Festival of Creativity…