12 of 27 individuals who are unspecified
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2020-036-004
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2020
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: -4.038333
Longitude: 21.758664
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Dates of prior UN action
- Unclear
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
Individuals targeted were mostly human rights defenders, but also included journalists and a traditional leader who provided information to MONUSCO on human rights concerns and threats to civilians. Some individuals reported human rights violations by armed groups, police and military forces, including conflict-related sexual violence.
- Type of rights defended
- Accountability & impunity
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
Individuals targeted were mostly human rights defenders, but also included journalists and a traditional leader who provided information to MONUSCO on human rights concerns and threats to civilians. Some individuals reported human rights violations by armed groups, police and military forces, including conflict-related sexual violence.
They were accused of collaborating with MONUSCO and sharing information that resulted in the issuing of an arrest warrant for the commander of the armed group.
- Engagement with UN body
- Unclear
- Dates of engagement
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- Unclear
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- in the conflict-affected areas of the Eastern part of the country
- Reprisal information
Alleged perpetrators include judicial police officers, judicial inspectors, administrators, members of the intelligence services (ANR), military personnel (FARDC) and the national police (PNC), as well as armed groups.
Four journalists who engaged in community sensitization activities in collaboration with MONUSCO, the United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, and the Ebola Emergency Response Team in Biakato, Ituri province, reportedly received repeated death threats and their family members were harassed by an armed group. The four journalists were forced to relocate. Another journalist and the director of a community radio station were killed by an armed group. Nine human rights defenders in the Masisi territory of North Kivu reportedly received death threats from the commander and members of an armed group. They were accused of collaborating with MONUSCO and sharing information that resulted in the issuing of an arrest warrant for the commander of the armed group. As a result, in June 2019, several human rights defenders were forced to relocate.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Unclear
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Both state and non-state actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- Yes
- Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
- No
- Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
- No
- Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
- No
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0