Crime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia
WEBThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically conditions of forced labor and forced prostitution.
DR Congo: At least 129 killed during mass prison break attempt - CNN
WEBSep 3, 2024 · CNN — More than 120 people have been killed in an attempted mass breakout from the largest prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a series of violent attacks on jails in the...
2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks - Wikipedia
WEBAttacks were carried out by various armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021 and 2022. The attacks have killed 629 and injured 321 (not including rebel casualties). At least 82 perpetrators were also killed and one injured in these attacks.
UN rights chief deplores violence in DR Congo prisons, says …
WEB5 hours ago · Congo's notoriously overcrowded, violent and unsanitary prisons came under the spotlight last month after more than 260 female inmates were sexually assaulted during an attempted mass escape from ...
Congo displacement reaches 'devastating level' as violence …
WEBMar 28, 2024 · LONDON -- Almost a million people have been forced to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year following an upsurge in violence in the east of the Central African nation, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, has announced.
Killings and violence targeting ethnic group in DR Congo ... - UN …
WEBJan 10, 2020 · The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with violence, including killings and rape, may amount to crimes against humanity, said the UN on Friday.
Democratic Republic of the Congo - United States Department of State
WEBAbuses included unlawful killings, disappearances, physical abuse and other mistreatment, destruction of government and private property, and gender-based violence, widespread even in areas with no active hostilities, by members of armed groups.
DR Congo: New Findings on Prison Mass Rape - Human Rights Watch
WEBSep 20, 2021 · (Kinshasa) – Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have made no apparent progress investigating the September 2020 prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi, Human Rights Watch said....
Orlando Bloom describes ‘devastating impact’ of DR Congo …
WEBJun 5, 2024 · As violence escalates and millions of people continue to be displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), grave violations against children are reaching an all-time high, said the UN...
Democratic Republic of Congo - Human Rights Watch
WEBCriminal gangs in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga Park have kidnapped scores of people for ransom since 2017, including many women and girls who endure sexual violence during...