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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
CSOs and UN Special Rapporteurs concerned over draft Law on Associations Published at 21.06.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained non state actors violent protest protest disruption intimidation restrictive law attack on journalist prevention of protest extractive industries private sector environmental rights Read more
Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists Published at 11.05.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted killing of protestors non state actors journalist detained women protestor(s) detained release of HRDs youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD detained protest HRD killing excessive force internet restriction criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest sexual assault HRD prosecuted Read more
Deadly crackdown on anti-government protests on New Years eve Published at 10.01.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest public vilification violent protest protest disruption attack on journalist restrictive law protestor(s) detained killing of protestors excessive force journalist detained Read more
4 LUCHA activists released, while 4 HRDs sentenced to prison Published at 18.10.2017 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
More than 100 detained during protests, including 15 journalists Published at 07.09.2017 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption attack on journalist HRD detained internet restriction prevention of protest violent protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained non state actors Read more
Violence, arrests and killings as President Kabila clings to power Published at 20.07.2017 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protest disruption harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest killing of journalist prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
