Country: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Civil society organizations voice concerns over the registration of human rights defenders
A group of Congolese and international civil society organizations has responded to Communiqué n°004/CNDH/007/CABRAP/03/2025, published by the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), announcing the launch of a procedure to identify and register human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While welcoming the CNDH’s initiative to better regulate the recognition of defenders, these…
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ASF Releases its 2024 Annual Report: Standing up for Human Rights in a Changing World
Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) is today releasing its 2024 Annual Report, which pays tribute to those who, across the world, put their freedom – and sometimes their lives – on the line to defend fundamental rights.
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Balumisa Manasse et autres
Document(s) à télécharger : Lien vers les décisions : Cour Militaire du Sud-Kivu Bukavu et Haute Cour Militaire
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Logic of pre-trial detention in the DRC: In Kinshasa, the use of the penal system to the detriment of law enforcement
ASF has published a study entitled Pratiques et logiques sociales du placement en détention préventive à Kinshasa (Practices and social logics of remand in custody in Kinshasa), which looks at the discourse, practices and representations of public prosecutors in Kinshasa. Conducted from a legal anthropology perspective, the study’s conclusions are clear: far from being limited…
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