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Trois morts lors d'une manifestation, harcèlement des DDH, agression contre des journalistes
Published at
25.01.2022
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- protest
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- non state actors

Three killed in protest against insecurity; judicial harassment of HRDs; journalists assaulted
Published at
19.01.2022
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD prosecuted
- HRD detained
- protest
- environmental rights
- non state actors
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption

Des groupes de défense des droits dénoncent l’augmentation des violations en 2020
Published at
14.02.2021
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors

Rights groups: increase in violations in 2020
Published at
10.02.2021
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors

Manifestations contre l'impunité des crimes de guerre ; des journalistes et des militants menacés
Published at
03.11.2020
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- prevention of protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened

Protests against impunity war crimes in eastern DRC, journalists and HRD subjected to threats
Published at
30.10.2020
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- criminal defamation
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- prevention of protest
- HRD threatened

Activists and journalists arrested, protests dispersed and banned
Published at
27.08.2020
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on journalist
- protest disruption
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted

Protests against insecurity in eastern DRC: at least 10 killed
Published at
31.01.2020
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights

New president, new era for civic space?
Published at
10.09.2019
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- internet restriction
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened

Arbitrary arrests of pro-democracy activists ahead of 23rd December elections
Published at
19.12.2018
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- HRD detained
- protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained

Kabila not running for another term, but human rights concerns persist
Published at
27.09.2018
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- land rights