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They remain in detention at the military intelligence headquarters without charge or access to family or legal counsel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/32509\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706africa_drc_kalonji.png?itok=NcmZC0T2 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706africa_drc_kalonji.png?itok=LqPJoWzu 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706africa_drc_kalonji.png?itok=LqPJoWzu\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022548\u0022 alt=\u0022Jean-Marie Kalonji.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EJean-Marie Kalonji.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 Private\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EKalonji is the coordinator of the pro-democracy movement La Quatri\u00e8me Voie\/Il Est Temps RDC (Fourth Way\/It is Time DRC). Soldiers arrested him while he was returning home after visiting his brother\u2019s home in the Bumba military camp in Kinshasa.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tA member of Kalonji\u2019s group was on the phone with Kalonji at the time of his arrest and overheard Kalonji\u2019s conversation with the soldiers. The soldiers reportedly told Kalonji he \u201cdoesn\u2019t like Congo.\u201d To which Kalonji replied he worked \u201cfor the good\u201d of the country. He told the soldiers he was a member of La Quatri\u00e8me Voie and explained the movement\u2019s objectives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tThe soldiers took him to an office in the camp. Kalonji\u2019s lawyer, Mbikayi, arrived at the camp as soon as he was alerted by the colleague Kalonji had been on the phone with. But instead of letting Mbikayi assist his client, soldiers arrested him, and confiscated their belongings and cash. The two were then taken to the military intelligence headquarters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-left embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--left\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/32523\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706africa_drc_mbikayi.jpg?itok=u0taBTJ3 271w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706africa_drc_mbikayi.jpg?itok=3u_DZOKK 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706africa_drc_mbikayi.jpg?itok=3u_DZOKK\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022913\u0022 alt=\u0022Sylva Mbikayi Kabanga.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003ESylva Mbikayi Kabanga.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 Private\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tA relative of Mbikayi was prevented from bringing him food. In Congo, detainees often only eat if family members bring food to the prison. \u201cI\u2019m really stunned,\u201d Mbikayi\u2019s family member said. \u201cI don\u2019t know how this country is ruled. How can you arrest a lawyer who comes to help a person? There\u2019s no justice in this country.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tThis isn\u2019t the first time Kalonji has been arbitrarily detained. On December 15, 2015, Kalonji was arrested and detained by the intelligence agency in Kinshasa for 132 days, without charge or access to family or a lawyer. He was eventually transferred to Kinshasa\u2019s central prison, where he remained until his release on August 27, 2016.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tCongolese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Kalonji and Mbikayi or charge them with a credible offense. Pro-democracy activists and lawyers should be able to work freely and express peaceful opinions without fear of arrest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tMeanwhile, in Goma, four artists arrested on June 23 have been released. Benoit Mugabo, Benito Mupenzi, Precy Numbi, and Cruzz Taylor had organized an artistic demonstration to protest the killings across the central \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/06\/23\/dr-congo-un-experts-investigate-kasai-region-violence\u0022\u003EKasai region\u003C\/a\u003E and in\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2016\/10\/07\/dr-congo-protect-civilians-beni-attack\u0022\u003EBeni\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0in North Kivu province. Covered in fake blood, they lay on the side of the road, bearing crosses for the thousands killed. Police arrested them, accused them of inciting disobedience and rebellion, and sent them to prison.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tA video shows the artists in handcuffs, shortly after their arrest, surrounded by police officers and bystanders. Mugabo, a photographer, asserts, \u201cLook at what\u2019s done to those who speak out! Look at the handcuffs!\u201d Turning to a police officer, he adds, \u201cYou have handcuffs here to come arrest me. Go and arrest those who kill students in Beni!\u201d \u2013 referring to a mortar attack the previous day in a building where exams were being held, which wounded five students. At least 700 people, and possibly many more, have been \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2016\/10\/07\/dr-congo-protect-civilians-beni-attack\u0022\u003Ekilled\u003C\/a\u003E in Beni territory since October 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u0026#13;\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EPolice arrested artists Mugabo, Mupenzi, Numbi, Taylor in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Goma?src=hash\u0022\u003E#Goma\u003C\/a\u003E yesterday during peaceful, demonstration to protest killings in Kasais, Beni \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/oVPjrzOrYr\u0022\u003Epic.twitter.com\/oVPjrzOrYr\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\t\u2014 Timo Mueller (@MuellerTimo) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/MuellerTimo\/status\/878767927104765952\u0022\u003EJune 25, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003Cscript async=\u0022\u0022 src=\u0022\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]