MONUSCO sensitizes Ikengo’s indigenous women on the ongoing electoral process
Mbandaka, 31 August 2012 - In preparation for the planned provincial and local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) in Equateur…
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.
Democratic Republic of Congo's security forces involved in human rights violations (20 March 2012)
A United Nations report says serious human rights violations were committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections.
On est tous égaux (10 Mars 2012)
Une chanson pour la promotion des droits de l'homme en République démocratique du Congo
DR Congo armed groups violating human rights (29 August 2012)
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…
Over 200 children interact with MONUSCO staff in Sud Kivu
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…
MONUSCO assists disadvantaged children in Beni
Beni, 3 September 2012 – On 30 August 2012, disadvantaged children, mostly physically-impaired, orphaned and displaced, living in social welfare centers across Beni, one of the major towns in Nord Kivu province, received…