16 August 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Congo, Democratic Republic
Due to ongoing violence between militia groups many people who fled Ituri province 2 months earlier are unable to return home
Two months on, fear and squalor prevail in DRC’s Ituri Province (Appeal or News Release, English)
14 August 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Congo, Democratic Republic, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic
Approximately 150 persons with albinism have been killed in countries such as Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2014
SADC: Leaders must ramp up efforts to protect the security of persons with albinism (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 August 2019 | TNH – The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News)
Congo, Democratic Republic
Article on attacks of unknown militia group in Ituri province; more than 360 people killed and 300.000 displaced since June 2019
Mystery militia sows fear – and confusion – in Congo’s long-suffering Ituri (Media Report, English)
August 2019 | ARC – Asylum Research Centre
Congo, Democratic Republic
Report on North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri (political situation; security situation; security forces; armed groups; human rights; violence; Ebola; socio-economic situation; IDPs
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); The situation in North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri (Special or Analytical Report, English)
8 August 2019 | BBC News
Congo, Democratic Republic
According to military prosecutor, 3 Congolese doctors arrested over killing WHO medic
DR Congo medics arrested over death of Ebola doctor (Media Report, English)
5 August 2019 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, China, Congo, Democratic Republic, Egypt, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes 05. August 2019 (Periodical Report, German)
1 August 2019 | EASO – European Asylum Support Office
Congo, Democratic Republic
Query response on the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Relations between the politico-religious group Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) or the political party Bundu dia Mayala (BDM) and the government (treatment of supporters by the government; treatment of supporters of other political parties by the government; treatment of persons persecuted under the previous government; other topics)
1) What is the relation of the Bundu dia Kongo (BDK)/ Bundu dia Mayala (BDM) with the new government? 2) What is the treatment of supporters and / or members of BDK/BDM by the authorities after the change of power? 3) What is the treatment of supporters and / or Members of other political parties by the Authorities after the change of power? 4) What is the treatment of people who were persecuted by the previous Government because of their actual or perceived support to a political party in opposition to the previous government by the current Congolese authorities? 5) What is the situation of the BDK/BDM leader Ne Muanda Nsemi after his imprisonment in March 2017? [Q21-2019] (Response, English)
30 July 2019 | UN General Assembly
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic, India, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Yemen
Report by the UN Secretary-General on children and armed conflict
Children and armed conflict; Report of the Secretary-General [A/73/907–S/2019/509] (Periodical Report, English)
29 July 2019 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Congo, Democratic Republic
Article on the trial of 6 security force personnel for the killing of 38 Burundian asylum-seekers in protests in September 2017
DR Congo: Massacre Trial Puts Focus on Justice (Appeal or News Release, English)
25 July 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Congo, Democratic Republic
Report on excessive use of force by security forces against artisanal miners and their families in Kolwezi, Lualaba province
DRC: Crisis in mines requires sustainable solution [AFR 62/0772/2019] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
