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Report on human rights violations perpetrated by armed groups during attacks in Masisi territory
This report focuses on grave violations of human rights, including arbitrary executions and forced displacement on a large scale, perpetrated against civilians in Masisi territory, North Kivu province, between April and…
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Report on deaths in detention centres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The phenomenon of deaths in detention centres in the DRC is a priority theme for the UNJHRO due to its seriousness and scale. Between 2004 and 2005, the The phenomenon of deaths in detention centres in the DRC is a priority…
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Report on human rights violations perpetrated near Sake, Goma and Minova
On 20 and 22 November 2012, and until the beginning of their withdrawal on 1 December 2012, combatants of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion seized Goma and Sake, North Kivu, while troops of the Congolese armed forces…
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on the situation of human rights in the DRC - 2013
This report covering the period from November 2011 to May 2013 assesses the progress made by the authorities in the implementation of recommendations made by UN human rights mechanisms. It commends important developments…
UN envoy stresses need to tackle impunity in DR Congo
7 September 2013 – A top United Nations official focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stressed the need to address impunity in the country, which has seen massive displacement over the past year along…
Political option could help bring the war to an end
Goma, 6 September 2013 – "Political option could help bring the war and atrocities in the North Kivu to an end and find a lasting solution to the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo" according to a joint…
Civil society and provincial officials in Aru sensitized on new MONUSCO’s mandate
Aru, 6 September 2013 - In Eastern Province, the public information section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized, on 6 September in Aru, district of Ituri, an…
ASG John Barkat visits the D.R. Congo
Kinshasa, 9 September 2013 - Assistant Secretary General (ASG) John Barkat, Head of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS), visited MONUSCO from 2 to 6 September 2013. The purpose of the visit was to…
MONUSCO Builds and Equips a Medical Clinic in Mahagi, Ituri District, Oriental Province
Mahagi, 12 September 2013 - In Mahagi, Ituri district, Oriental Province, a health clinic built and equipped by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) to help…
300 children in Kananga, Western Kasai, made aware of dangers of unexploded ordnance
Kananga, 12 September 2013 – In Kananga, Western Kasaï province, the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Center, in collaboration with the Public Information Section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the…
Shabunda/Sud-Kivu: MONUSCO raises awareness about the importance of its night flight operations
Shabunda, 18 September 2013 - A multidisciplinary team from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) conducted a mission to Shabunda in South Kivu province, from 11 to 13…