Congo-Kinshasa: The Human Cost of Cuts to the Peacekeeping Mission in Congo

10 January 2018

Washington — Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took a turn for the worse in 2017 and the New Year is unlikely to bring much relief to Congolese civilians.

Political repression in the last two weeks resulted in at least eight civilian deaths and over 100 arrests, while conflict and rights abuses continue across much of the troubled country, especially in the volatile east.

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