9 December 2012 – While relief workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have scaled up assistance to those affected by the recent violence in Goma, the protection of civilians remains a major concern, said a…
Matadi, 20 November 2012 - The public prosecutor for the high court in Matadi, Bas-Congo province, as well as the military prosecutor, received on 20 November 2012 in their respective premises, a gift in the form of office…
Kindu, 19 November 2012 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), through its Public Information Office in Kindu, Maniema province, on 15 November 2012, organized…
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…
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.
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…
Kinshasa, 3 July 2012 – The Gender Affairs Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has just concluded a series of workshops throughout the country…
Matadi, 22 June 2012 – From 18 to 22 June 2012, in Matadi, capital city of the Bas-Congo province, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office organized a training session for 40 civilian judges. Under the leadership of the…
Kisangani, 19 June 2012 – From 16 to 20 June 2012, Twenty five officers and non-commissioned officers of the FARDC 9th Region gathered in Kisangani, Province Orientale, in the framework of a continuous training of trainers in…
Bunia, 15 June 2012 –Twenty-five officers and non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) underwent five-day training on sexual violence. During the workshop which started on…
Bunia, 2 June 2012 – Twenty-five officers and non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) underwent five days of training on sexual violence. The training, which started on…
Bunia, 8 May 2012 – From 7 to 8 May 2012, The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) organized a training workshop for magistrates in the Ituri district on "la Lutte contre l'impunité des violences sexuelles"…