Congo-humanrights

  • Over 500 Cases Of Domestic Violence Recorded In Kinshasa In 8 Months
    Chief Bisong Etahoben

    Over 500 Cases Of Domestic Violence Recorded In Kinshasa In 8 Months

    More than 500 cases of domestic violence against women were registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, between March and November, according to a report. The report published by the Forum of Engaged Women Citizens for Governance, Democracy and Development, known by its French acronym, FOFECEGDD, said 513 women suffered mostly physical domestic […]

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  • DR Congo Violence Displaces More Than One Million People In Six Months
    Muhammad Sani Uba

    DR Congo Violence Displaces More Than One Million People In Six Months

    Over one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the violence ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the start of 2020, the UN said in a statement on Tuesday. AFP news agency reported that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) voiced alarm at the increasing number of attacks […]

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  • Congolese Human Rights Activist Confirms He’s Alive After Four-Day Disappearance
    Kunle Adebajo

    Congolese Human Rights Activist Confirms He’s Alive After Four-Day Disappearance

    Prominent human rights defender in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rams Wasolela, has confirmed he is alive through his Twitter account after mysteriously disappearing on Tuesday, May 12. The national coordinator of the citizen movement, La Voix du Peuple (the Voice of the People), was reportedly last seen in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province, and then suddenly […]

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