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 least three provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
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 Republic of Congo to halt the inflammatory rhetoric against protestors.…
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 Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) restive Kasai provinces. The UN…
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 in Kasai Central Province, which has been the scene of…
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 Congolese and security forces in the context of the 2011…
Mandy Moore Says Be the Change, Save a Life
This week, as a follow up to World Malaria Day, PSI global ambassador Mandy Moore and ABC News’ Be the Change: Save a Life are co-hosting an on-line essay contest,…