Pierre-Sosthène Kambidi
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2013-022-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2013
- 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
- 16 November 2012; 18 January 2013
- Type of record
- Named individual
- Gender
- Male
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
Chief Editor at Radio-Télé Chrétienne in Kananga
- Type of rights defended
- Unclear in SG Report
- Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
During a visit by the Joint Human Rights Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 26 September 2012, Mr. Kambidi denounced the acts of ill-treatment to the OHCHR team
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Dates of engagement
- 26 September 2012
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- after 26 September 2012
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Kinshasa
- Reprisal information
During a visit by the Joint Human Rights Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 26 September 2012, Mr. Kambidi denounced the acts of ill-treatment to the OHCHR team, and was later reportedly subjected again to ill-treatment. Prior ill treatment: On 28 August 2012, Pierre-Sosthène Kambidi, Chief Editor at Radio-Télé Chrétienne in Kananga, Kasaï occidental province, was arrested by agents of the National Intelligence Agency, two policemen and four civilians following an order of the 4th Military Region Commander. Mr. Kambidi was not informed about the charges against him, but was eventually charged for “troop demoralization” and “participation in an insurrectional movement” under article 206 of the Penal Code in relation to a broadcast he had made on a “deserter”. In the night of 29 August 2012, he was reportedly severely beaten up with a truncheon. The following day, Mr. Kambidi was transferred to the National Intelligence Agency in Kinshasa
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Physical attack: Torture/Cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- State actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- No
- Further case development
Mr. Kambide remained in detention with the National Intelligence Agency in Kinshasha until 15 December 2012, when he was released
- 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