Democratic Republic of Congo
The conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the deadliest in African history. Since it began in August 1998, it is estimated that the fighting and its aftermath (poverty, disease, and malnutrition) have claimed more than five million lives.
Although the war formally ended in 2003, fighting continued across the country. In 2008 the situation deteriorated further, leaving the country on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. It is estimated that nearly 300,000 civilians were displaced and left without sufficient food, water, medical supplies or shelter.
Throughout 2010 government forces and armed groups continued to commit serious human rights violations across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including extrajudicial executions, rapes and arbitrary detentions.
Demanding justice for neglected victims
We are calling for an immediate end to this impunity. Find out more and read the report |
The people of the DRC have suffered war crimes and crimes against humanity -
including torture, sexual violence and the use of child soldiers - on an huge scale. Yet only a handful of perpetrators have been brought to
justice. News
- DRC: string of post-election arrests must end 19 Dec 2011
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Human Rights Defenders under attackHuman rights defenders in DRC are regularly detained arbitrarily, attacked and harassed by security agencies as well as being subjected to death threats. In June 2010 prominent human rights defender Floribert Chebeya was killed. We are concerned that if the government doesn't put a stop to it, persecution of human rights defenders will only increase in the run up to the elections in November this year.
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