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Beni, 8 July 2013 - As part of the activities commemorating the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office…

Kinshasa/Geneva 9 July 2013 – Two years after the enactment of the law criminalizing torture, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) welcomes progress in the fight against this scourge and the first convictions…

Kananga, 26 June 2013 – In Kananga, the provincial capital of Western Kasai, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture was celebrated on Wednesday, 26 June 2013, with a workshop for human rights activists…

Beni, 5 July 2013 - In Beni, North Kivu province, Nepalese peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo ( MONUSCO), on 3 July 2013 handed over to the local authorities a completely renovated…

Uvira, 5 July 2013 – Sixty journalists from community radio stations belonging to the Network for Synergy of the Media Outlets of Uvira and Fizi territories attended a two-day training workshop from 14 to 15 June in the town…

Kananga, 4 July 2013 – A group of 40 journalists, including editors-in-chief and editors, from the different radio stations across Western Kasai province, received training from the Public Information Office of the United…

Kinshasa, 3 July 2013 – Violence against women, especially rape, is a major concern for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), more so because the mission's core…

Kisangani, 27 June 2013 – Congolese women's involvement in the implementation of the Addis Ababa's Framework for peace, security and cooperation in the DR Congo and the Great Lakes Region as well as the resolutions 2098 and…

Kinshasa, 26 June 2013 – In the Democratic Republic of Congo, as in the rest of the world, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture was celebrated on 26 June. The annual event was marked with a ceremony…

Bukavu, 27 June 2013 - The South-Kivu Governor, Marcellin Cishambo, inaugurated on 26 June 2013, a quick impact project of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…

Bunia, 27 June 2012 - The Ituri district, in the northeastern Oriental Province, has, for a long time, suffered from the torments of armed conflicts. The civilian population has been the victim of all kinds of abuses and…