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The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child stated on Thursday that children are facing extreme violations of rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The committee, established to help protect child rights in its signatory states, including the DRC, has expressed concern over violence, abduction and military recruitment of children in the [...]

The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, expressed serious concerns on Tuesday about the “sharply deteriorating” human rights situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the takeover of much of the region by M23 fighters. The spokesperson stressed that the capture of Bukavu, the second-largest city [...]

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemned the looting of its warehouses in Bukavu, South Kivu, amid escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday. The theft of 7,000 tonnes of humanitarian food supplies intended for vulnerable communities has intensified concerns over the growing humanitarian crisis in the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday that the European Union’s insufficient action regarding Rwanda’s support of the M23 rebels has exacerbated the violence and atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On February 13, the European Parliament adopted a resolution urging the EU to freeze direct budget support to Rwanda until it ceases backing [...]

UNICEF denounced the alarming rise in violence against children in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Friday, expressing concern that thousands of minors have suffered sexual violence, abductions, and forced recruitment by armed groups in the ongoing conflict. UNICEF stated: “e are receiving horrific reports of grave violations against children by parties [...]

A coalition of advocacy organizations and individuals filed a lawsuit Monday, challenging US President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending refugee admissions. The complaint, filed by HIAS, Inc., Church World Service, Inc., and Lutheran Community Services Northwest, alongside multiple individual refugees, argues that the suspension is unconstitutional and unlawfully dismantles the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), [...]

The UN Human Rights Council established on Friday an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of inquiry into atrocities committed by all parties to the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The resolution was passed by consensus during the thirty-seventh special session, which was held at the DRC’s request. With a resurgence [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern on Friday over the recent escalation of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group continues its offensive. According to the statement, “Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been [...]

The M23 group of the alliance of rebel groups in the eastern part of the DRC, known as the Congo River Alliance declared a unilateral ceasefire for humanitarian reasons in a statement on Monday. The ceasefire will start on Tuesday, 4 February. The alliance stated that it had no intention of capturing other areas of [...]

INTERPOL and AFRIPOL conducted an international counter-terrorism operation in East Africa on Monday. The operation resulted in the arrest of 37 suspects and the seizure of small arms and heavy weapons, with a suspected linkage to ISIS, Al Shabaab and other foreign terrorist fighters. The arrested suspects included three people in Somalia, including a suspected [...]