UN expert urges support for human rights defenders in DRC

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UN expert urges support for human rights defenders in DRC

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN expert Mary Lawlor recognized the deteriorating situation in the DRC. Lawlor claimed, “Human rights defenders in the eastern DRC are currently at extreme risk of reprisals for their human rights work”. The Special Rapporteur also received information on M23 rebels’ plans to ap…

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UN: Human rights defenders in DRC risk reprisals, abuses

A United Nations expert warned Wednesday that human rights defenders in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face a high risk of reprisals and serious abuses. The French News Agency (AFP) says Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur about human rights defenders, expressed her "extreme concern" over the situation facing activists in eastern DRC. Meanwhile, the United Nations says the conflicts there and in Sudan continue to create hu…

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UN Urges Urgent Action to Protect Activists in Eastern DRC

Human rights defenders in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are facing grave danger, including reprisals, enforced disappearances, and torture, a UN expert warned on Wednesday, urging immediate support for their relocation. Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, expressed deep concern over the growing threats against activists in the conflict-ridden region, where the Rwanda-backed M23 group has taken control of …