UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré (file photo)

Violence in Congo Ahead of Presidential Elections

December 18, 2018December 19, 2018 RMN News Congo, DRC, Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, Violence

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed deep concern at violence against opposition rallies in at

High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

Middle East and Africa World

Human Rights: Congo Must Allow Peaceful Expression of Dissent

November 16, 2017November 18, 2017 RMN News Congo, Dissent, Human Rights, UN

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Middle East and Africa World

UN Opens Probe into Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Congo

June 24, 2017June 27, 2017 RMN News Congo, Human Rights, UN

The United Nations opened Friday an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic

A UN team in the town of Tshimbulu in Kasai Central province, DRC, where 15 of the mass graves were found. (File) Photo: MONUSCO / Biliaminou Alao

Middle East and Africa World

UN Investigators Find 40 Mass Graves in Congo

April 20, 2017April 21, 2017 RMN News Congo, Human Rights, UN

UN investigators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed the existence of at least 17 further mass graves

Elections Middle East and Africa Politics Recent

Human Rights Violations during Congo Elections: UN

March 20, 2012March 21, 2012 RMN News Congo, DRC, Elections, Human Rights, UN, Violations

A UN report released today details serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed in Kinshasa by