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- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Specialized unit to fight sexual violence in Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji Mayi, 13 November 2012 – The public prosecutor's office in Mbuji Mayi, Kasaï Oriental province, located at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now a specialized unit as part of the fight against sexual…
MONUSCO reinforces the understanding of human rights among the Congolese National Police
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…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Human Rights - Justice for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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…
UN Releases DR Congo mapping report (1 October 2010)
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…
DRC Reparations project (20 October 2010)
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.
DR Denis Mukwenge (8 March 2011)
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.
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
DRC reparations for sexual violence victims (14 April 2011)
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.
Workshop on prioritizing conflicts requiring urgent action in Kalemie, Katanga province
Kalemie, 19 October 2012 - The Civil Affairs office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Kalemie, on 18 October 2012, conducted a workshop on the mapping of…
Training for registrars and secretaries of prosecution offices in Kasaï Occidental and Kasaï Orienta
Kananga, 18 October 2012 – A training workshop for prosecution registrars and secretaries of civilian and military tribunals was held on 17 October 2012 in Kananga, capital of Kasaï Occidental province, dealing with the…
Roger Meece inaugurates a new birth center and a rehabilitated road stretch in Ituri
Bunia, 20 October 2012 – On 19 October 2012, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roger Meece, inaugurated a newly built birth center for the population of…