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September 24, 2019 News

UN Rights Body Should Encourage DR Congo to Combat Impunity

Interactive dialogue on the Democratic Republic of Congo

In recent months, some human rights progress has been made in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but there is still a lot of work to be done. We have seen a decline in political repression, as most political prisoners and activists detained solely for…

Congolese soldiers stand in a field camp in Paida, near Beni, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 7, 2018.

July 2, 2019 News

Q&A: Bosco Ntaganda, DR Congo, and the ICC

On July 8, 2019, a panel of three judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to deliver its verdict in the case against Bosco Ntaganda for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic of…

Bosco Ntaganda sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court

July 3, 2018 News

UN Rights Body Should Renew and Expand Investigation into DR Congo’s Kasai Region

Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of Congo

We have just heard horrifying accounts of atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region, which the Human Rights Council’s team of experts concluded could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity by both Congolese security…

Security forces pursue peaceful protesters in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 31, 2017. © 2017 John Bompengo

June 27, 2018 News

UN Human Rights Council: As US Retreats, Other Countries Need To Work Together in Defense of Human Rights

Item 4 General Debate

At a time when courageous leadership in defense of human rights is most critical, Human Rights Watch regrets the self-defeating decision by the United States to withdraw from this Council. By walking away, the US is turning its back not just on the…

The 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

March 20, 2018 News

UN Rights Body Should Take Further Action on DR Congo

Item 10 Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Democratic Republic of Congo

In December, violence broke out in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Militias launched deadly attacks on villages, killing scores of civilians, torching thousands of homes, and displacing more than 100,000 people,…

February 12, 2018 News

UN Security Council Should Act on Congo

Intervention at UN Security Council Arria Formula Meeting – “The Electoral Process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”

Ambassador Haley and members of the Security Council, thank for you inviting me today to speak on behalf of Human Rights Watch. Your Excellency Okitundu and President Nangaa, I’m honored to be with you here today.…

September 27, 2017 News

UN Rights Body Should Continue Scrutiny of Rights Violations in DR Congo

Item 10 Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Democratic Republic of Congo

The human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire as the country’s political crisis deepens. President Joseph Kabila has used repression, violence, and corruption to delay elections and maintain his hold on power, despite the end…

Peacekeepers serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo (MONUSCO) drive past burning tyres as they patrol during protests against the failed implementation of the New Year’s Eve agreement, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 10, 2017.

June 20, 2017 News

UN Rights Council Should Create Independent Investigation into Kasai Violence

Interactive Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of Congo

Thank you Mr. President, I wish to tell you a story about a 5-year-old girl who we’ll call “Marie” who lives in Kasai Central province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On March 29, Marie was playing outside with her…

Still from a video posted on the internet on February 17, 2017 showing men in Congolese army uniforms fatally shooting at least 13 alleged militia members.

June 16, 2017 News

UN Rights Council should address DR Congo, Turkey, and Ethiopia; Greece should not block EU attention to human rights in China

Item 4 General Debate

As called for by 262 Congolese and 9 international NGOs ahead of this session, it is critical that the Council immediately launch a Commission of Inquiry into violations committed in Congo’s Kasai region, providing it with the…

Armed security officials watch as protesters stage a protest against government during the Irreechaa cultural festival in Bishoftu, Ethiopia on October 02, 2016.

June 7, 2017 News

States should address non-cooperation with Human Rights Council & ensure competitive elections

Item 2 General Debate on High Commissioner’s report

We appreciate the High Commissioner’s call for an international investigation on the Kasais unless DRC agrees to a joint investigation by tomorrow. The High Commissioner has rightly brought attention to cases of non-cooperation with UN mechanisms. We…

The seat of Burundi delegation is pictured before a special session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Burundi in Geneva, Switzerland December 17, 2015.

March 22, 2017 News

UN Rights Body Should Launch Commission of Inquiry into Kasai Violence

Interactive Dialogue on DR Congo at 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council

(Geneva) – Large-scale human rights violations have escalated in the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months. Government security forces have committed brutal political repression against those who opposed President Joseph Kabila’s stay in power…

Delegates arrive for the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017.

September 27, 2016 News

UN Rights body should deploy team of experts to DR Congo

Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on DR Congo at 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council

Thank you, Mr. President. I am speaking here today to urge this Council to act now to help prevent a further escalation of the political crisis and deteriorating human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. If not checked quickly…

18 people were arrested in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a peaceful demonstration organized by the youth movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) on March 15, 2016. They were released without charge on March 19.

September 14, 2016 News

UN rights body should act to implement High Commissioner’s recommendations on key human rights situations

Item 2 Debate on the High Commissioner's Report

The High Commissioner regularly brings to this Council’s attention severe human rights violations in all regions of the world. Too often, however, the Council’s response falls short. One year ago, for example, the High Commissioner called for…

Riot police patrol a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, during nation-wide protests against a proposed change in the law that would delay elections, January 19, 2015.

August 27, 2015 News

ICC: Trial of Bosco Ntaganda for alleged crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo

On September 2, 2015, the trial of Bosco Ntaganda will start in The Hague at the International Criminal Court (ICC), nine years after the court issued its first arrest warrant against him. Ntaganda, a rebel leader who fought with various armed groups, and…

March 13, 2014 News

134 NGOs Call on ICC Prosecutor to Continue Investigations in Congo

Joint Declaration from 134 Civil Society and Human Rights Organizations Regarding the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Visit to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo The signatories of this declaration—134 Congolese and…

February 6, 2014 News

Q&A: Hearing to Confirm the Charges Against Bosco Ntaganda at the International Criminal Court

On February 10, 2014, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hear evidence against Bosco Ntaganda, a rebel leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a short hearing to determine whether the case against him should proceed to…

September 24, 2013 News

Democratic Republic of Congo: UPR Submission September 2013

April 2014 Update: The M23 rebels, following nearly 20 months of attacks on civilians and other widespread war crimes, were defeated by Congolese army and United Nations forces in November 2013. Government soldiers summarily executed several civilians…

February 29, 2012 News

DR Congo: Q&A on the First Verdict at the International Criminal Court

The Case of the Prosecutor vs. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

I. The Lubanga case 1. Who is Thomas Lubanga and what are the charges against him? 2. What happened in Ituri? 3. Isn’t Lubanga too small a fish for the ICC? 4. Why was Lubanga only charged with recruiting and using…

October 1, 2010 News

DR Congo: Q & A on the United Nations Human Rights Mapping Report

What is this report about? The UN mapping report has been prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and describes the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Democratic…

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