Joint Statement: EU/US: Sanction Senior DR Congo Officials

Urgent Action Needed to Deter Large-Scale Violence, Repression (Kinshasa), 9 December 2016 –  The European Union and United States should expand targeted sanctions against those most responsible for recent violent repression and other serious human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a coalition of 72 Congolese and 15 international human rights organizations said […]

Letter to the UN Special Representative in DRC on the massacres of Beni

26 August, 2016 Mr Maman Sidikou United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary-General Democratic Republic of Congo Dear Mr. Maman Sidikou, We are writing to share our concerns about the security situation in Beni town and across the territory, and our recommendations as to how MONUSCO can reinforce the protection of civilians there. On Saturday, […]

The killing of Pascal Kabungulu: 11 years on and still no justice

Photo credit: TRIAL International/ CCIJ Public statement Prominent human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu was brutally murdered in 2005. On the eleventh anniversary of his death, Congolese civil society and international organizations demand that justice be finally delivered. Pascal Kabungulu was a courageous and dedicated human rights defender, who worked on behalf of victims of human […]

Assassinat de Pascal Kabungulu : 11 ans plus tard, toujours aucune justice

Déclaration publique1er août 2016 Pascal Kabungulu, un célèbre défenseur des droits humains, a été violemment assassiné en 2005. A l’occasion du onzième anniversaire de sa mort, la société civile congolaise et les organisations internationales demandent que justice soit enfin faite. Pascal Kabungulu était un défenseur des droits humains courageux et dévoué, qui œuvrait pour les […]

DRC: New legal framework for the protection of human rights defenders in South Kivu

On 10 February 2016, the Governor of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo promulgated an edict on the protection of human rights defenders and journalists in South Kivu. The vote and adoption of the edict by the Provincial Assembly of South Kivu, as well as the promulgation by the Governor of South Kivu, represent an important step […]

High-level meetings in Brussels and The Hague with PI liaison officer from DR Congo

25th August, 2014. Brussels, Belgium – Last week Protection International had the pleasure of welcoming Roger Muchuba from its new liaison office in Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since May 2014, Roger has been researching primary factors influencing the protection of human rights defenders as well as a related law initiative in the DRC, and […]

Photo Report on Protection Desk Congo

Between June and August 2012, Americano-Czech photographer Jana Ašenbrennerová spent some time with our team at the Protection Desk Congo. Here’s the best of. Protection Desk officer Balzac Buzerwa training a local organization Bukavu’s human rights defenders exchanging during a training. Bukavu’s defenders during an Ask&Answer session at their office with PI protection officers. Team building exercise […]

DR Congo: Pascal Kabungulu, 7 Years After…

On July 31st, 2005, Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi, a Congolese human rights defender, Executive Secretary of the NGO “Héritiers de la Justice (Heirs of Justice) was shot dead in Bukavu, at his house and in front of his family, by a group of men wearing military clothes. He had denounced severe human rights violations (such as […]