Violence in Congo Ahead of Presidential Elections
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed deep concern at violence against opposition rallies in at
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Human Rights: Congo Must Allow Peaceful Expression of Dissent
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic
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UN Opens Probe into Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Congo
The United Nations opened Friday an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic
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UN Investigators Find 40 Mass Graves in Congo
UN investigators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed the existence of at least 17 further mass graves
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Criminal Court Extends Prison Sentence of Former Congolese Leader
The United Nations-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday sentenced the former Congolese Vice-President, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, to another year
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Human Rights Violations during Congo Elections: UN
A UN report released today details serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed in Kinshasa by
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