DR Congo: Rwandan Forces, M23 Rebels Shell Civilians
Congolese Army Puts Displaced People Around Goma at Greater Risk
The ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) continues to target those perceived as a threat to the government. Several high-profile critics have been arrested or threatened and authorities regularly fail to conduct credible investigations into cases of enforced disappearances and suspicious deaths of government opponents. Arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and torture in official and unofficial detention facilities is commonplace, and fair trial standards are routinely flouted in many sensitive political cases, in which security-related charges are often used to prosecute prominent government critics. Arbitrary detention and mistreatment of street children, sex workers and petty vendors occurs widely.
September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024
Congolese Army Puts Displaced People Around Goma at Greater Risk
Rebels’ Incursions Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis in East
Uphold Freedom of Expression; End Arbitrary Detention, Prosecution
Four Human Rights Watch Researchers Denied Access Over 16 Years
Denial of Entry Reflects Intolerance for Rights Monitoring
Government Should Abandon Cruel Scheme and Protect Asylum Seekers
Government Official Touts Misinformation
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing of February 15, 2024
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