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Kinshasa, 15 July 2013 – Following reports of human rights abuses by ADF against civilians in Kamango district near Beni in North Kivu, a UN patrol comprising of Nepalese and Jordanian troops was sent to assess the security…

Kinshasa, 14 July 2013 –In the afternoon of 14 July, heavy fighting broke out in Mutaho, 8 km NW of Goma, after an FARDC position in the locality was attacked by a significant group of the M-23. The attack occurred after the…

Kinshasa, 14 July 2013 –In the afternoon of 14 July, heavy fighting broke out in Mutaho, 8 km NW of Goma, after an FARDC position in the locality was attacked by a significant group of the M-23. The attack occurred after the…

Mbuji-Mayi, 8 July 2013 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) rehabilitated two public buildings, including an elementary school and a court house, in the province of Eastern…

Beni, 10 July 2013 – General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Force Commander for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), along with MONUSCO North Kivu Brigade commander, and Ray…

Beni, 8 July 2013 – On 5 July, the Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Beni, officially handed over to the National Police a fence built for its headquarters in…

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…