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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
July 2011
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Title:
Congo-Kinshasa (République démocratique du Congo)
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
13 October 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
country overview; ethnic and national groups; minorities
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Source:
United Nations. Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date of Document:
25 August 2003
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Humanitarian Snapshot (October 2012)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
19 October 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map
Title:
Cartographic Section. MONUSCO February 2013
Date of Document:
February 2013
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Title:
Department of State. Lubumbashi.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 April 2013
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 April 2013
Accessed Date:
19 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; military service; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons; warrants; witness protection
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Amnesty International Report 2012: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; military service; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
14 November 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; labour; legal system; legislation; military service; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; citizenship; corruption; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; military service; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Country of Origin Information Report: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
9 March 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; country overview; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; medical records; military service; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans; witness protection
Title:
The Time for Justice Is Now: New Strategy Needed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Summary
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
August 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; extralegal executions/killings; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; torture; witness protection
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. Countries at the Crossroads 2012.
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; military service; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. Steadfast in Protest: Annual Report 2011.
Source:
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Date of Document:
1 January 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; sexual minorities; sexual violence; warrants
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. World Report 2013: Events of 2012.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2013
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; military service; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; sexual violence
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 January 2010
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
children; corruption; gender-based violence; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; military service; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Loi no 04/024 du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la nationalité congolaise
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; legislation; nationality
Title:
Arrêté ministériel n° 261/CAB/MINI/J/2006 du 04 juillet 2006 portant certaines mesures d'exécution de la Loi n° 04/024 du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la nationalité congolaise
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation; nationality
Title:
Whether a birth, marriage or death certificate can be obtained by a person residing outside the country; the procedure to follow and the fees required
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether a foreign national who acquired Congolese citizenship through marriage can regain Congolese nationality; if so, the procedure for regaining Congolese nationality; whether a child born outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 April 2012
Accessed Date:
29 April 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
Whether Congolese passports that are no longer in circulation bear the notation '2ème conseiller d'ambassade' (2nd Counsellor of the Embassy); whether the notation means that the passport was issued outside the country (2002-2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 December 2010
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
International driver's permit issued in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including its use and the number of DRC citizens who possess it; whether this permit is used to travel within the country
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 July 2010
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo. Chapitre 2 : De la Nationalité.
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
Procedure and conditions for Congolese nationals of Rwandan origin to reinstate their nationality
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 January 2006
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; nationality
Title:
Process by which Congolese nationals of Rwandan origin can obtain Rwandan nationality, including: what family ties are sufficient for entitlement to Rwandan nationality; documentary proof that is required of applicants and whether it is (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 April 2008
Accessed Date:
12 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; legislation; nationality
Title:
Incidence and accessibility of fraudulent identity, administrative and legal documents (February 2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 February 2006
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents
Title:
Process for applying for or renewing a passport
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 April 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The national driver's licence, including its appearance, security features, additional functions for which the licence is used, and the year it was introduced; whether there was recently a period during which the licence was not issued or during (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 July 2010
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The existence of a mandatory stamp on administrative documents
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 May 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Processing Applications Submitted With Democratic Republic of the Congo Passports. Operational Bulletin 179.
Source:
Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Date of Document:
18 January 2010
Accessed Date:
23 April 2013
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
The Election Observation Mission of the European Union Deplores the Lack of Transparency and Irregularities in the Collection, Compilation and Publication of Results
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Date of Document:
13 December 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
election; freedom of the press; political activities
Title:
Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), including its status, its relationship to the government in power, and the treatment of its members by the authorities and security forces
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 May 2012
Accessed Date:
23 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; election; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; torture
Title:
Membership cards for the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), including the content of these cards; who can issue UDPS membership cards and whether any new cards have been issued since 2008
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
election; identity documents; political activities; political organizations
Title:
UN Alarmed by Reported New Atrocities Against Displaced Civilians in DR Congo
Source:
United Nations. UN News Centre.
Date of Document:
3 February 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; extralegal executions/killings; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; police/security forces; torture
Title:
Eastern Congo: Why Stabilisation Failed. Africa Briefing No. 91.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
4 October 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; map; minorities; nationality; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office on Serious Human Rights Violations Committed by Members of the Congolese Defense and Security Forces in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 26 November and 25 December 2011
Source:
United Nations. UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
March 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legal system; police/security forces; political activities; torture
Title:
Information on the Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) movement, including its political program, location of its offices, the number of its members, its situation with respect to other political parties, and the attitude of government authorities toward its (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 April 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; torture
Title:
Statuts modifiés et complétés
Source:
Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social
Date of Document:
14 December 2010
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement de libération du Congo, MLC), including leadership and treatement of party members (2009-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 March 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; election; extralegal executions/killings; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Information regarding Honoré Ngbanda; information indicating whether he was involved in the rebellion in Equator Province; information on the treatment of persons involved in the rebellion (2008-March 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 April 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; legal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Gender Equality and Social Institutions in Congo, Dem. Rep.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Social Institutions and Gender Index.
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
conflict; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; legal system; marriage; sexual violence
Title:
Violences faites à la femme en RDC : cas des viols collectifs, mariage forcé, esclavage sexuel
Source:
Jeunesse du monde
Date of Document:
4 March 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; domestic violence; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; legal system; sexual minorities; sexual violence
Title:
Domestic and sexual violence, including legislation, state protection, and services available to victims (2006-March 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Forced marriages, including prevalence, types, and availability of state protection and recourse for victims (2008-March 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; family law; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services
Title:
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and legislation prohibiting the practice (2008-March 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
female genital mutilation; legislation; sexual violence
Title:
Situation of homosexuals, including legislation and support services; treatment of homosexuals by society and government authorities (2008-February 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 March 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual minorities; social services
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Tier 3). Trafficking in Persons Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; gangs; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; military service; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions, Christof Heyns
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
16 April 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence
Title:
Consequences of deserting the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo, FARDC), including applicable sanctions (January 2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 January 2006
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; military service
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Rapport sur les violations des droits de l'homme dans les prisons de Lubumbashi, Likasi et Kipushi dans la province de Katanga
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; penal system
Title:
The treatment of prisoners and prison conditions in Kinshasa
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 March 2010
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; penal system; torture
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
When Protectors Turn Predators: Army Reforms Needed to Counter Sexual Violence in the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Africa Renewal Online.
Date of Document:
9 January 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; police/security forces; sexual violence
Title:
DR Congo: War Crimes By M23, Congolese Army
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 February 2013
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; labour; legal system; military service; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence
Title:
Mapping Police Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Institutional Interactions at Central, Provincial and Local Levels. IDS Research Report, No. 71.
Source:
Institute of Development Studies
Date of Document:
January 2012
Page Numbers:
Title page, p. 3, 31-95 odd pages only
Author:
Thierry Mayamba Nlandu
Accessed Date:
29 April 2013
Keywords:
extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence
Title:
Resolution 2078 (2012) Adopted by the Security Council at its 6873rd meeting, on 28 November 2012
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
28 November 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; extralegal executions/killings; humanitarian situation; legal system; police/security forces; sexual violence
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the Front Lines in 2012.
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; crime; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; map; police/security forces
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa). Freedom of the Press 2012.
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. International Religious Freedom Report for 2011.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 July 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; minorities; religion; torture
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
The treatment of the Banyamulenge, or Congolese Tutsis, living in Kinshasa and in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 March 2010
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; minorities
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2012: Events of 2011.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; indigenous groups; internal displacement; labour; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; tribes/clans
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
DR Congo: Stepping Up Support for Two Million Displaced
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
16 May 2012
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
humanitarian situation; internal displacement
Title:
Mobility and methods of transportation between Grand Kivu and Kinshasa
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
transport infrastructure
Title:
Travel between these countries, including whether a passport is required to travel between them, and other documents used for travel
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Unsafe Return: Refoulement of Congolese Asylum Seekers
Source:
Justice First. Catherine Ramos.
Date of Document:
24 November 2011
Accessed Date:
22 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence; torture
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of. Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights 2012.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
election; labour; legislation; police/security forces
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 8 June 2012:
Title:
Cartographic Section. Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date of Document:
January 2004
URL:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/drcongo.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Congo-Kinshasa (République démocratique du Congo)
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
24 June 2009
URL:
http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/AXL/afrique/czaire.htm
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 May 2012
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?dynamic_load_id=186183
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Amnesty International Report 2011: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
http://amnesty.org/en/region/democratic-republic-congo/report-2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; children; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; internal displacement; penal system; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
23 December 2008
URL:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/countryspecificasylumpolicyogns/
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; penal system; political opposition; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence
Title:
Country of Origin Information Report: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
30 June 2009
URL:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/country_reports.html#countries
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; corruption; document fraud; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; penal system; rejected asylum seekers; religion
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. World Report 2012: Events of 2011.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-democratic-republic-congo
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; crime; election; freedom of the press; human rights activists; labour; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Gender Equality and Social Institutions in Congo, Dem. Rep.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Social Institutions and Gender Index.
URL:
http://genderindex.org/country/congo-dem-rep
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
conflict; domestic violence; female genital mutilation; gender equality; identity documents; legal system; marriage; sexual violence
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Tier 3). Trafficking in Persons Report 2011.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/164231.htm
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; children; corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; indigenous groups; labour; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Resolution 2021 (2011): Adopted by the Security Council at Its 6671st Meeting, on 29 November 2011
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
29 November 2011
URL:
http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_resolutions11.htm
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa). Freedom of the Press 2011.
URL:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2011/congo-democratic-republic-kinshasa
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; legal system
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. International Religious Freedom Report July-December 2010.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 September 2011
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2010_5/168399.htm
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; legal system; religion
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2010: Events of 2009.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
URL:
http://www.minorityrights.org/download.php?id=840
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; indigenous groups; minorities; religion
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of. Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights 2011.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
URL:
http://survey.ituc-csi.org/Congo-44-Democratic-Republic-of.html
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; election; ethnic and national groups; legal system
Title:
Country Sheet: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Source:
Country of Return Information Project
Date of Document:
June 2009
URL:
http://cri-project.eu/cs/cs-congo-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; identity documents; labour; legislation; nationality; penal system; political opposition; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Source:
East Africa. 4th ed.
Editor:
Hugh Finlay; Geoff Crowther
Publisher:
Hawthorn, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Source:
East Africa. 4th ed.
Editor:
Hugh Finlay; Geoff Crowther
Publisher:
Hawthorn, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Source:
Africa on a Shoestring. 7th ed.
Publisher:
Hawthorn, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Europa Technologies. Lubumbashi.
Source:
Europa Technologies
URL:
http://www.europa-tech.com/gallery/gallery_84396.htm
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Global Report 2006.
Source:
United Nations. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
June 2007
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/home/PUBL/4666d23411.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
The Europa World Year Book 2011. The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source:
The Europa World Year Book 2011
Publisher:
London: Routledge
Accessed Date:
11 December 2012
Keywords:
country overview
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
24 October 2011
URL:
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2011/656
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; election; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; political opposition; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Enquête spéciale sur les évènements de mars 2007 à Kinshasa
Source:
United Nations. UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date of Document:
January 2008
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/evenementmars2007Kinshasa.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; penal system; political opposition; sexual violence
Title:
Combined Report of Seven Thematic Special Procedures on Technical Assistance to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Urgent Examination of the Situation in the East of the Country
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
5 March 2009
URL:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/10session/A.HRC.10.59.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; minorities; political activities; sexual violence; social services
Title:
The Congolese passport, including the name of the issuing authority and the procedure and conditions for obtaining one; possibilities of obtaining a passport through fraud or corruption (March 2007)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 March 2007
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=451137
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
corruption; document fraud; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; nationality
Title:
Whether a document called an 'indicia of lost documents' (attestation de perte de pièces) is accepted as a means of identification; if so, the date this measure came into force, whether the document is mandatory for everyone (men and women), whether (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 January 2006
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449965
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Whether a presidential decree requires that only a person's family name be recorded on official documents or registers; if so, whether this decree applies to school documents, particularly elementary school certificates; whether the students' grade...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 June 2005
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449451
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Crimes, including the serious human rights violations, rapes and killings, that were reportedly committed by members of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement de libération du Congo, MLC) (2002-May 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 May 2005
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449406
Accessed Date:
18 March 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; Internet; sexual violence
Title:
Membership cards for the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social, UDPS), including the content of these cards; who may issue UDPS membership cards and whether any new cards have been issued since 2003
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 April 2008
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=451855
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Information on the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social, UDPS), including the number of members, locations of its offices, its situation in relation to other political parties, and the treatment of (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 April 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453407
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Political Handbook of the World 2011. Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source:
Political Handbook of the World 2011
Editor:
Thomas C. Muller; William R. Overstreet; Judith F. Isacoff; Tom Lansford
Publisher:
Washington, DC: CQ Press
URL:
http://library.cqpress.com/phw/document.php?id=phw2011_DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
country overview; political activities; political opposition
Title:
Congo: No Stability in Kivu Despite a Rapprochement with Rwanda. Africa Report No. 165.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
16 November 2010
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/dr-congo/165%20Congo%20-%20No%20stability%20in%20Kivu%20Despite%20Rapprochement%20with%20Rwanda%20ENGLISH.ashx
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; humanitarian situation; political activities; sexual violence
Title:
Analysis: Congo Stability Hangs in Balance After Flawed Polls
Source:
Reuters. AlertNet.
Date of Document:
10 January 2012
URL:
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/analysis-congo-stability-hangs-in-balance-after-flawed-polls/
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
election; extralegal executions/killings; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
Special Inquiry into the Bas Congo Events of February and March 2008
Source:
United Nations. UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Human Rights Division, and Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
May 2008
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/48624eae2.html
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; judicial efficacy; map; military service; torture
Title:
Ordonnnance no 08/057 du 24 septembre 2008 portant nomination des bourgmestres et bourgmestres adjoints des communes
Source:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of Document:
24 September 2008
URL:
http://www.presidentrdc.cd/doctl240908d.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; political organizations
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo: Past. Present. Future?
Source:
Forced Migration Review. No. 36.
Date of Document:
November 2010
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4cfe0ffc2.html
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
9 July 2010
URL:
http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/sgrep10.htm
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
children; crime; internal displacement; labour; military service; political activities
Title:
Whether forced marriages exist; if so, the frequency of such marriages, the people who organize them (maternal or paternal family), the regions and ethnic groups involved, the treatment of people who refuse such marriages and the state protection (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2006
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449901
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; marriage
Title:
Prevalence of domestic violence, the availability of legal protection, methods of punishing or deterring offenders, and presence of support systems for survivors (March 2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 March 2006
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449998
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; corruption; gender-based violence; legal system; political organizations; sexual violence; torture
Title:
UN Envoy Welcomes Study into Extent of Sexual Violence in DR Congo
Source:
United Nations. UN News Centre.
Date of Document:
12 May 2011
URL:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38361&Cr=sexual+violence&Cr1
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; female genital mutilation; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; legal system; legislation; marriage; medical records; sexual violence
Title:
Letter Dated 11 February 2008 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) Concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo Addressed to the President of the Security Council
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
13 February 2008
URL:
http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/{65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9}/DRC%20S%202008%2043.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; military service; political organizations; sexual violence
Title:
DR Congo: Key Facts on Military Integration
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
14 December 2007
URL:
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/10354/?mission=10279
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
children; corruption; crime; identity documents
Title:
ICC Q&A on the Trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
22 November 2010
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/11/18/bemba-qa
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; legal system; political activities; political opposition; torture; warrants
Title:
Congo: A Comprehensive Strategy to Disarm the FDLR. Africa Report No. 151.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
9 July 2009
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/ africa/151_congo___a_comprehensive_strategy_to_disarm_the_fdlr_english.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; indigenous groups; legal system; minorities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
The notices to appear issued by the National Intelligence Agency (Agence nationale de renseignements, ANR) in Kinshasa, including the information indicated on them, the identity (office and rank) of the issuing authority, the circumstances in which (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 June 2005
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449405
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
DR Congo: 24 Killed Since Election Results Announced
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 December 2011
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/21/dr-congo-24-killed-election-results-announced
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; election; police/security forces; political opposition
Title:
Synthèse du rapport 2010. L'état de la liberté de la presse en RD Congo (du 11 déc. 2009 au 10 déc. 2010).
Source:
Journaliste en danger
Date of Document:
10 December 2010
URL:
http://en.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/rapport_2010_synthese_-2.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of expression; freedom of the press
Title:
Kiss of Life for DR Congo Pygmies
Source:
Inter Press Service
Date of Document:
21 April 2011
Author:
Badylon Kawanda Bakiman
URL:
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55341
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
indigenous groups; minorities
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo: IDPs Pay an Unacceptable Price. A Profile of the Internal Displacement Situation.
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre; Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
21 December 2010
URL:
http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004BE3B1/(httpInfoFiles)/15BD5C43183FCAD5C1257800005EA6A9/$file/Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo+-+December+2010.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; internal displacement; minorities; sexual violence
Title:
The situation of Kivutians living in Kinshasa
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 March 2010
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452886
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
institutional efficacy
URL:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/kinshasa_2001.jpg
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Source:
United Nations. Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date of Document:
25 August 2003
URL:
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/E808F7CCD980FA0AC1256F2D00484C89-monuc_drc140604.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Humanitarian Snapshot (October 2012)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
19 October 2012
URL:
http://reliefweb.int/map/democratic-republic-congo/democratic-republic-congo-humanitarian-snapshot-october-2012-enfr
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map
Title:
Cartographic Section. MONUSCO February 2013
Date of Document:
February 2013
URL:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/dpko/MONUSCO.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 April 2013
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
14 November 2012
URL:
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2012/838&Lang=E
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; labour; legal system; legislation; military service; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. Countries at the Crossroads 2012.
URL:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/countries-crossroads/2012/democratic-republic-congo
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; military service; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Arrêté ministériel n° 261/CAB/MINI/J/2006 du 04 juillet 2006 portant certaines mesures d'exécution de la Loi n° 04/024 du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la nationalité congolaise
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a1a99022.html
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation; nationality
Title:
Whether a foreign national who acquired Congolese citizenship through marriage can regain Congolese nationality; if so, the procedure for regaining Congolese nationality; whether a child born outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of (...)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 April 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454323
Accessed Date:
29 April 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo. Chapitre 2 : De la Nationalité.
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/46caa1292.html
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
Processing Applications Submitted With Democratic Republic of the Congo Passports. Operational Bulletin 179.
Source:
Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Date of Document:
18 January 2010
URL:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2010/ob177.asp
Accessed Date:
23 April 2013
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), including its status, its relationship to the government in power, and the treatment of its members by the authorities and security forces
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 May 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454324
Accessed Date:
23 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; election; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; torture
Title:
Eastern Congo: Why Stabilisation Failed. Africa Briefing No. 91.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
4 October 2012
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/dr-congo/b091-eastern-congo-why-stabilisation-failed.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; map; minorities; nationality; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions, Christof Heyns
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
16 April 2012
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Executions/Pages/CountryVisits.aspx
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence
Title:
Rapport sur les violations des droits de l'homme dans les prisons de Lubumbashi, Likasi et Kipushi dans la province de Katanga
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
URL:
http://www.societecivile.cd/node/4670
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; penal system
Title:
DR Congo: War Crimes By M23, Congolese Army
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 February 2013
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/05/dr-congo-war-crimes-m23-congolese-army
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; labour; legal system; military service; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the Front Lines in 2012.
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
URL:
http://cpj.org/2013/02/attacks-on-the-press-in-2012-dr-congo.php
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; crime; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; map; police/security forces
Title:
DR Congo: Stepping Up Support for Two Million Displaced
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
16 May 2012
URL:
http://www.unocha.org/top-stories/all-stories/dr-congo-stepping-support-two-million-displaced
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
humanitarian situation; internal displacement
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