Detained Congolese activist Timothée Mbuya, president of the human rights organization Justicia, has now spent over two months behind bars for participating in a peaceful protest on July 31, 2017. Mbuya was arrested alongside four other activists in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. While Mbuya’s trial is still pending, the other four activists lost their…
Dismas Kitenge is a co-founder of Groupe LOTUS, a non-governmental organization that works to defend human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He also serves as an advocate at the national and international level at various institutions, including the African Union, the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights, the European Union, the…
A new report finds that a majority of Congolese citizens surveyed view pro-democracy youth movements favorably, while only 27% approve of President Joseph Kabila’s performance. The report, entitled “A Troubled Transition in the DR Congo,” highlights the findings of an opinion poll conducted jointly by the Congo Research Group Center on International Cooperation (CRGBERCI) and…
On April 11, 2017, Congolese civil society organization La Voix Des Sans Voix Pour Les Droits De L’Homme (VSV) issued a statement condemning the government’s decision to ban public protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The ban was intended to prevent the opposition political party Union for Democracy and Social Progress from…