“Establishment of a Provincial Human Rights Division in Isiro: a step forward in the protection of human rights in the DRC”

The General Secretariat of Human Rights of Congo, represented by a delegation led by Mrs Joséphine, announced at the beginning of June the mission to establish a Provincial Division of Human Rights in Isiro, capital of the province of Haut-Uele. This new division will be staffed with executives and agents duly admitted under the statute, so that they will benefit directly from a salary.

At the end of the audience with the provincial minister of justice and human rights, Martin Aladro Komande, the head of delegation insisted on the respect of the organization chart in terms of the functioning of the new division, similar to those already put in place. place in other provinces of the country.

The mission of this provincial division of Human Rights will be to popularize the laws and to sensitize the population on their legitimate rights, using vademecum written in the essential languages ​​spoken in Haut-Uele, including French, Lingala and Swahili.

This project is part of the search for better protection of human rights in the DRC, a sensitive subject for many years. If the mission is deemed necessary and welcomed by some, it is not enough to put an end to the atrocities and abuses of all kinds committed against the Congolese populations. The DRC continues to face many political, economic and security challenges that are struggling to be resolved, despite the many initiatives undertaken in recent years.

In recent news, the UN Under-Secretary-General visited the DRC on a mission focused on security and stabilization. The Congolese franc has experienced a slight appreciation despite the ongoing economic and political challenges. In North Kivu and Ituri, the ICC led a mission to put an end to violence by armed groups. At the same time, a new terrorist attack caused nine deaths and significant material damage in Kanyamutsitsa, while the Congolese government is committed to the fight against soil erosion. The political opposition, meanwhile, is deadlocked six months before the elections.

The DRC must find solutions to these challenges to hope to offer a better life to the Congolese

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