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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Confirms Human Rights Violations
UN News, 18 December 2012
Preliminary findings by United Nations investigators have documented at least 126 rapes and the killing of two civilians - one a minor - during a probe into human rights violations… Read more »
UN Reveals DR Congo Rights Breaches
A probe by the United Nations has revealed large-scale rapes being committed in the eastern Congo, which recently experienced an eruption of violent clashes and civilian displacement.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Insecurity Around Goma in Democratic Republic of the Congo Continues to Threaten IDPs
UNHCR, 18 December 2012
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 18 December 2012, at the Palais des… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Seeking Civilian and Military Solutions in the DRC
UNIRIN, 18 December 2012
Even as they continue to work toward a negotiated solution to the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the leaders of the International Conference on the Great… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Millions Left At the Mercy of Militias and Armed Forces Across Eastern Congo
Oxfam, 18 December 2012
Oxfam warns of risk of war on top of the daily violence and abuse people already face Read more »
InFocus
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Days after Congolese national army troops regained control of the eastern provincial capital, Goma, from rebel groups, officials say local women began showing up at area hospitals ... Read more »
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Despite the withdrawal of M23 rebels from the provincial capital of Goma, the United Nations says stability in the region remains fragile. Read more »
