Congo-Kinshasa: UN Report on Human Rights Violations to Be Released Next Month

The report documenting the most serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 1993 and 2003 will be made public on 1 October, the United Nations announced on Thursday.

Congo-Kinshasa: More Victims Identified in Mass Rapes Case

The number of women raped by rebel groups during last month's raid of more than a dozen villages centred around Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has risen to over 240, U.N. officials told reporters here today.

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeeping Official Visits the East After Rape of Civilians

A senior United Nations peacekeeping official, who is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the recent mass rape of civilians by members of illegal armed groups, has travelled to the eastern region of the country where the crimes were committed, a UN spokesperson said today.

Congo-Kinshasa: Displacement, Discrimination - the Lot of the Bambuti Pygmies

Conditions in Mugunga camp for displaced people on the outskirts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma are tough, but tougher still are those endured by hundreds of people from the Bambuti Pygmy community living just outside the camp.

Congo-Kinshasa: In Wake of Mass Rapes, UN Official Calls for End to Impunity

The recent savage mass rapes of civilians by armed groups in the volatile far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) underscores the need for an end to impunity for perpetrators of such crimes, a senior United Nations official said today.

Congo-Kinshasa: Victims Say Lubanga Release Would Put Their Lives at Risk

Victims participating in war crimes accused Thomas Lubanga's trial have told appeals judges that releasing the former Congolese rebel leader would put their lives at risk.

Congo-Kinshasa: After Rapes Report, UN Reviews Procedures to Protect Civiians

The United Nations special envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday condemned the recent incident of gang rape by members of armed groups in the east of the country, saying that the UN mission there was reviewing its procedures so that it can offer better protection to civilians.

Congo-Kinshasa: Outrage Grows Over Failure to Protect DRC Civilians

As details emerged this week of the U.N.'s knowledge of rebel activity in the villages where nearly 200 women were systematically gang raped by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) late last month, human rights groups are demanding an investigation into the U.N.'s failure to prevent the raid from occurring.

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Agency Moves to Assist Central Africans Uprooted By Rebel Attacks

The United Nations refugee agency has moved to improve the plight of about 1,500 Central African refugees scattered along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a spokesperson said today.

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Says Rwanda Systematically Killed Hutu Refugees - Reports

The French media reported on Friday that a UN report will detail mass killing of Hutu refugees by Rwandan forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the late 1990s.