I have been following the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo closely for many ... During my visit to the country in April 2024, I met victims of this terrible conflict.

Under a broiling sun, the migrants recounted what they said were mounting abuses by Dominican officials after President Luis Abinader ordered them in October to start deporting at least 10,000 ...

The question has caused a rift, even among the country’s religious leaders ... sentenced to death,” explained Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Justice Minister Constant Mutamba during ...

a major city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in recent days. “With regard to the primary value of human life, I reiterate a 'no' to war, which destroys; it destroys everything ...

Human rights ... part of the country (Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces), the war never actually ended. A range of armed forces, including the Congolese military, called the Armed Forces of ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds presidential elections; and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny goes missing. Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the continued lack of access to displaced people hampers the ...