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.

"The Democratic Republic of Congo calls for establishing an international commission of inquiry to examine the human rights violations committed in our country.” It should establish the truth ...

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 Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The UN's top human rights body on Friday launched an investigation into alleged abuses during the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ... beyond the country's borders ...

for the people of the eastern DRC [Democratic Republic of Congo], but also beyond the country's borders," Volker Türk told an emergency meeting of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is no stranger to civil conflicts. But the latest advances made by M23, a rebel coalition, capturing the mineral-rich city of Goma, is a humiliating setback ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the ... lawless parts of eastern Congo by the much larger country's military.

In a strong statement at the UN Human Rights Council's special session on the Democratic Republic ... country." Belgium, Türkiye, Switzerland Belgium welcomed the initiative taken by Congo ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which ...