Congo-Kinshasa: Intelligence Agency Says Holding Activist - Allow Christopher Ngoyi Immediate Access to Lawyer, Family

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Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should immediately provide information on the whereabouts of and any charges against human rights activist Christopher Ngoyi Mutamba, Human Rights Watch said today. Ngoyi is feared to have been forcibly disappeared since his arrest on January 21, 2015.

A senior intelligence official told Human Rights Watch on January 26 that he was in the custody of Congo's national intelligence agency, but authorities have not revealed where he is being detained or allowed him access to his family or a lawyer. The authorities should release him immediately unless he is charged with a credible offense.

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