Rebels killed at least 131 civilians in two connected massacres the United Nations Joint Human Right Office (UNJHRO) has revealed, after preliminary investigations in North Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo. The investigations concur with accusations the March 23 rebel carried out the killings in Kishishe and Bambo, in Rutshuru territory, on Nov 29 […]
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A prisoner died every two days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, new figures suggest. The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) has revealed at least sixteen persons died in detention in the DR Congo in the month of October this year, an implied rate of one every two days. All the fatalities occurred […]
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President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has decided to hold a roundtable conference to decide on the future of the state of siege in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. The conference will involve elected representatives of the two restive provinces and the army. HumAngle learnt that the decision to hold […]
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There were 801 documented incidents of human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo during Nov. 2021, a UN agency said. According to the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the figure represents an increase of 61per cent compared to Oct. 2021 when 498 human rights abuses […]
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