DROC

Category: DROC

  • UN Report Conclusions

    VIII. Conclusions and recommendations 44. FARDC soldiers and combatants of the M23 armed group are responsible for gross violations of human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law in the context of the combat between the two Parties in and around Goma and Sake, North Kivu province, as well as during the retreat…

  • UN Report Measures taken by MONUSCO

    VII. Measures taken by MONUSCO and the international community 38. MONUSCO, in line with its mandate to protect civilians and to support the Congolese army, provided significant assistance to the FARDC during the period of fighting between 15 and 20 November 2012. This included 18 attack helicopter missions against M23 positions and direct fighting with…

  • UN Report Measures taken by Congolese authorities

    VI. Measures taken by Congolese authorities 35. On 25 November 2012, following reports of mass rapes in and around Minova, Kalehe territory, South Kivu province, the Head of the Congolese Land Forces, General François Olenga, visited Minova where he met with senior FARDC officers and called for the army to respect its code of good…

  • UN Report Legal framework

    IV. Legal framework 14. The human rights mentioned in this report are protected by several international instruments ratified by the DRC, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights5, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights6, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights7 and the Optional Protocol to the Convention…

  • UN Report Context

    III. Context of the combat and of actors present in the area 8. For years, the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu have experienced cycles of violence and armed conflict centred on the huge mineral wealth and fertile land of this part of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Weak state institutions, including…

  • UN Report Methodology

    II. Methodology 4. UNJHRO field presences conducted human rights monitoring and investigation activities2 in the areas affected by the conflict in and around Goma, North Kivu. In addition to monitoring activities in and around Goma, the UNJHRO conducted two investigation missions to Minova and surrounding villages, Kalehe territory, South Kivu province, from 6 to 8…

  • Who trained the DROC? The USA!

    Who trained the DROC? The USA! KISANGANI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sep 20, 2010 — Dignitaries from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC), the United States, the United Nations and the international community, recently gathered at Camp Base, a military base near Kisangani in north-central DROC, to participate in a ceremony marking the graduation of…