DR Congo: treatment of members of NGO’s and human rights activists by the government and police
Researched and compiled by the Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland 7 October 2013 Available at UNHCR RefWorld A report issued in 2012 by the Bertelsmann Transformation Index points out that: “Citizens, organizations and mass media expressing opposition opinions run a high risk of state intimidation, arrests and abuses. Those critical of country’s political and military elites were repeatedly pursued and illegally detained.” (Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2012) Congo, DR Country Report, p.9) In January 2013 Freedom House states: “NGOs are generally able to operate, though domestic human rights advocates are subject to harassment, arbitrary arrest, and detention.” (Freedom House (January 2013) Read the full article…