Letters about Democratic Republic of Congo
Human Rights Watch writes to His Excellency Adolphe Muzito to express profound concern at recent attacks leveled at the media and human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, made by the Minister of Communications and the Media, Lambert Mende. The letter also commends the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for positive action taken recently to hold to account perpetrators of sexual violence.
Jul 31, 2009
Human Rights Watch writes to Secretary of State Clinton in advance of her seven-nation tour of Africa to urge her to emphasize good governance, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.
Jul 30, 2009
A group of international non-governmental organizations calls on the European Union to take the lead in initiating stronger international action to break the links between the mineral trade and the continuing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jul 21, 2009
Human Rights Watch urges Security Council ambassadors to use the open debate on June 26 to discuss ways in which the United Nations Security Council can more effectively ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
Jun 22, 2009
Human Rights Watch writes to the UN Security Council in advance of their visit to Africa to highlight key human rights concerns relevant to the Great Lakes region, Liberia, and in meetings with the African Union, with suggested action points.
May 11, 2009
Human Rights Watch writes to President-elect Jacob Zuma to urge him to make human rights a major pillar of the new South African administration's foreign policy.
May 8, 2009
Parents from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo plead with the UN Security Council to help end the suffering of a generation of Congolese children.
Apr 22, 2009
Human Rights Watch joins a coalition of 210 Congolese and three other international civil society organizations in writing to President Joseph Kabila to express strong concerns about the attacks against the National Assembly and the rule of law committed under instructions from members of the Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP).
Mar 23, 2009
As the representatives of 51 Congolese NGOs in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, we have the honour of writing to Your Excellency to voice our alarm and concerns.
Feb 19, 2009
On behalf of the Congo Advocacy Coalition, a group of 100 aid and human rights organizations, we urge you to insist to the parties to the conflict in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the protection of civilians during military operations be a top priority, and for the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo (MONUC) to have a central role in the planning of all military operations, as mandated by the UN Security Council, in order to effectively protect civilians and ensure humanitarian access.
Feb 6, 2009
