DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, concluding a 10-day visit to DR Congo on Wednesday, reported a resurgence of attacks by armed groups and the devastating toll on communities alongside the need for action.

In the country with the world’s third-largest number of displaced people, she said that people facing years-long precarious conditions are a “stark reminder” that meeting basic humanitarian needs is a human rights issue.