Bukavu, 30 August 2012 - As part of its public awareness and sensitization activities, the Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Sud-Kivu brought 230 schoolchildren to its premises for a visit designed to make them better acquainted with the Mission's role in the country. The children, who are under the care of different associations, came from various parts of the…
The United Nations Human Rights office calls on armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo to stop attacks on civilians. Scott Campbell the UN Human Rights office representative in DRC expressed concern over civilian massacres, noting that armed groups have taken advantage of a security vacuum.
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…