Documents on Democratic Republic of Congo

DR Congo: 24 Killed since Election Results Announced

Press release
Dec 21, 2011

Congolese security forces have killed at least 24 people and arbitrarily detained dozens more since President Joseph Kabila was announced the winner of the disputed presidential elections on December 9, 2011. The government should immediately halt attacks and arbitrary arrests against opposition supporters and local residents by security forces in an apparent effort to prevent any protest of disputed election results.
DR Congo: Rein in Security Forces

Press release
Dec 2, 2011

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately rein in its security forces, especially the Republican Guard, and prevent the targeting of political opponents and their supporters in the aftermath of the November 28, 2011 presidential and legislative elections. Electoral violence between November 26 and 28 left at least 18 civilians dead and 100 seriously wounded.
Declaration from the Dungu Workshop

Written statement
Nov 11, 2011

From October 20 to 23, Human Rights Watch and the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Dungu (CDJP) hosted a four-day workshop in Dungu, northern Democratic Republic of Congo, to consider the continued threat to civilians by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
Letter to President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit From Civil Society Representatives in LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan

Letter
Nov 11, 2011
Letter to DRC President Joseph Kabila From Civil Society Representatives in LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan

Letter
Nov 11, 2011
Letter to Central African Republic President François Bozizé From Civil Society Representatives in LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan

Letter
Nov 11, 2011
Letter to President Barack Obama From Civil Society Representatives in LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan

Letter
Nov 11, 2011
DR Congo: Arrest Candidate Wanted for Mass Rape

Press release
Nov 2, 2011

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately arrest an armed group leader running for political office who is wanted for crimes against humanity, including mass rape.
DR Congo: Letters to Presidential Candidates on Conduct During Elections

Letter
Oct 28, 2011

Letter to DR Congo presidential candidates calling on candidates and their supporters to refrain from the use of hate speech and incitement to violence and to ensure they respect Congolese law and the Code of Conduct throughout the campaign period.
DR Congo: Candidates Should Not Incite Violence

Press release
Oct 28, 2011

Political candidates and their supporters in the Democratic Republic of Congo should not incite violence and should refrain from using hate speech during the upcoming election campaign.