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List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
May 2016
Accessed Date:
22 July 2016
Title:
Congo-Kinshasa (République démocratique du Congo ou RDC). L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
28 November 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
RDCongo – Province de Kinshasa – Carte administrative
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Accessed Date:
13 June 2016
Source:
United Nations. Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date of Document:
25 August 2003
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Title:
2.3 Democratic Republic of Congo Road Network. Logistics Capacity Assessment.
Source:
United Nations. World Food Programme.
Date of Document:
1 March 2016
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 July 2018
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
Final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
4 June 2018
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
République démocratique du Congo : Provinces de Tanganyika - Carte des contraintes d'accès au 17 avril 2018
Source:
United Nations. World Food Programme.
Date of Document:
17 April 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Country Policy Bulletin: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
22 October 2014
Accessed Date:
13 November 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; identity documents; international guidance note; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence; torture; transport infrastructure; warrants
Title:
RD Congo Nouvelle Carte Administrative.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
21 April 2015
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Title:
République démocratique du Congo. Plan de Réponse Humanitaire. Mise à jour pour 2019.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
Accessed Date:
21 March 2019
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Report of the Secretary-General.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
4 January 2019
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
Overall Human Rights Situation in 2017
Source:
United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the DRC (UNJHRO) MONUSCO – OHCHR
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
Chronologie des évènements survenus dans l'Est de la RDC de juin 2014 à février 2017
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
8 March 2017
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
30 November 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa). Freedom in the World 2018.
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Midterm report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
22 December 2017
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
The Art of the Possible: Monusco's New Mandate. Congo Research Group. Consultation Report #1.
Source:
Center on International Cooperation. Congo Research Group.
Date of Document:
March 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Recours Illegal, Injustifie Et Disproportionne A La Force Lors De La Gestion Des Manifestations Publiques En République Démocratique Du Congo De Janvier 2017 A Janvier 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of Document:
March 2018
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
Rapport de mission en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
11 August 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; country overview; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender-based violence; human rights activists; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Beyond Stabilisation: Understanding the conflict dynamics in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Source:
International Alert
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; indigenous groups
Title:
Report of a Mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – accounts of Congolese fleeing the crisis in the Kasai region, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
Massacres au Kasaï : des crimes contre l'humanité au service d'un chaos organisé
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Détérioration de la situation des droits de l'homme dans le Masisi et le Lubero (Nord-Kivu) et défis relatifs à la protection des civils entre janvier 2017 et octobre 2018
Source:
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Loi n° 04/024 du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la nationalité congolaise
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; legislation; nationality
Title:
Arrêté ministériel n° 261/CAB/MINI/J/2006 du 04 juillet 2006 portant certaines mesures d'exécution de la Loi n° 04/024 du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la nationalité congolaise
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation; nationality
Title:
Whether a birth, marriage or death certificate can be obtained by a person residing outside the country; the procedure to follow and the fees required
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether a foreign national who acquired Congolese citizenship through marriage can regain Congolese nationality; if so, the procedure for regaining Congolese nationality; whether a child born outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 April 2012
Accessed Date:
29 April 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
The biometric passport, including its appearance and security features; requirements and procedure for obtaining a biometric passport from inside and outside the country (2016-July 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 July 2018
Accessed Date:
26 July 2018
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Chapitre 2 : De la Nationalité. Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo.
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
Registry Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in the DRC
Source:
International Criminal Court
Accessed Date:
15 April 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; corruption; identity documents; legislation
Title:
The biometric driver's licence, its appearance and the procedures to obtain and renew it (2014-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2015
Accessed Date:
28 April 2015
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation
Title:
Whether a document called a Certificate of Lost Documents [attestation de perte de pièces] is accepted as a means of identification; if so, the date that this measure came into force; information on the certificate, including whether lost ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 December 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; police/security forces
Title:
Voter cards, their appearance, security features and uses; requirements and procedures for obtaining a voter card (2014-July 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 July 2018
Accessed Date:
30 July 2018
Title:
Prevalence and availability of fraudulent identity, administrative and legal documents (2011-February 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2014
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents
Title:
The existence of a mandatory stamp on administrative documents
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 May 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social, UDPS), including its political agenda, structure and leaders; documents issued to members; relations with the government and treatment of members by...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 July 2018
Accessed Date:
31 July 2018
Title:
Electoral Poker in DR Congo. Africa Report N˚259.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
4 April 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
The Landscape of Armed Groups in the Eastern Congo: Fragmented, politicized networks
Source:
Human Rights Watch; Congo Research Group
Date of Document:
7 December 2017
Author:
Jason Steams; Christoph Vogol
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Agitations au Congo: qu'en pensent les gens? Résultats d'un sondage national. Rapport d'enquête N° 2.
Source:
Congo Research Group
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Groupes armés actifs en République démocratique du Congo. Situation dans le « Grand Kivu » au 2ème semestre 2013.
Source:
Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security
Date of Document:
November 2013
Author:
Georges Berghezan
Accessed Date:
15 April 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; map; political activities
Title:
The Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) movement, including its political agenda, structure, offices and documents issued to members; relations with the government and with other political parties; treatment of members by the authorities (2016-July 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 July 2018
Accessed Date:
30 July 2018
Title:
The Popular Front Against Constitutional Review and for Credible Elections in the DRC (Front populaire contre la révision constitutionnelle et pour les élections crédibles en RDC), including its members and activities; the treatment of members of th...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 December 2014
Accessed Date:
14 April 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement de libération du Congo, MLC), including leadership and treatement of party members (2009-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 March 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; election; extralegal executions/killings; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
The armed group M23 (Mouvement du 23 mars), including information on its activities and the situation of its members and leaders; forced recruitment by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the government in the ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 February 2014
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; human rights activists; labour; legislation; military service; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; sexual violence
Title:
Les partis politiques congolais en question. Plaidoyer pour des structures durables et organisées.
Source:
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; Centre d'Études Politiques de la Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Administratives et Politiques de l'Université de Kinshasa.
Author:
Noël Obotela Rashidi et al.
Accessed Date:
15 April 2014
Keywords:
election; gender equality; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
The Alliance of Patriots for the Refoundation of the Congo (Alliance des patriotes pour la refondation du Congo, APARECO) in Kinshasa, including its structure, objectives and activities; the membership card; treatment of party members and ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 May 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
political activities
Title:
Christian Democracy (Démocratie chrétienne, DC) party, including its leaders and activities, and the treatment of its members by the authorities and the other parties; the arrest and treatment of Eugène Diomi Ndongala in 2013 (2011-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 December 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
election; legal system; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Membership cards for the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), including the content of these cards; who can issue UDPS membership cards and whether any new cards have been issued since 2010 (2010-July 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 July 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; political organizations
Title:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The “Street” and Politics in DR Congo. Africa Briefing N°123.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
13 October 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
'It's not all about the land': Land disputes and conflict in the eastern Congo
Source:
Rift Valley Institute
Date of Document:
October 2016
Author:
Gillian Mathys; Koen Vlassenroot
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo: Union for the Congolese Nation (Union pour la nation congolaise, UNC), including origins, structure, political platform, and leadership; information on membership cards and fees; treatment of UNC members by authorities (2011 - September 2015).
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 September 2015
Accessed Date:
22 July 2016
Keywords:
election; human rights activists; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Loi modifiant et complétant la loi n°06/006 du 09 mars 2006 portant organisation des élections présidentielle, législatives, provinciales, urbaines, municipales et locales telle que modifiée à ce jour
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Loi N° 07/008 du 2007 portant statut de l'opposition politique
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Keywords:
legislation; political activities; political opposition
Title:
'Special Mission'. Recruitment of M23 Rebels to Suppress Protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 December 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
The coalition of opposition political parties, including political parties that are members of the coalition; the treatment of coalition members by the authorities (2016-July 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 July 2017
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Report on Human Rights Violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Context of the Events of 19 December 2016
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
27 July 2018
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo: Confronting outbreaks of violence and political unrest in order to safeguard democratic change.
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Kamuina Nsapu Insurgency Adds to Dangers in DR Congo
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
21 March 2017
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Information on the political situation in Kinshasa
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
Title:
DR Congo: Voter Suppression, Violence.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 January 2019
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
DR Congo: Post-Election Killings Test New President
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 February 2019
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Opposition to the government. Version 2.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
National Legal Requirements: Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
Source:
Centre for International Law Research and Policy. Case Matrix Network.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Domestic and sexual violence, including legislation, state protection, and services available to victims (2006-March 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Forced marriages, including prevalence, types, and availability of state protection and recourse for victims (2008-March 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; family law; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services
Title:
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and legislation prohibiting the practice (2008-March 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
female genital mutilation; legislation; sexual violence
Title:
Forced marriages in Kinshasa, including prevalence, protection provided by civil society and the state, and recourse for women if the police refuse to register their complaint or pursue it (2010-October 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 October 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
gender equality; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Progress and Obstacles in the Fight Against Impunity for Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
13 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services; statistics; witness protection
Title:
Loi modifiant et complétant la Loi N°87-010 du 1er août 198 portant Code de la Famille
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Gender Based Violence Situation And Response In The Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC): The Kasai Crisis
Source:
Global Protection Cluster. Area of Responsibility on Gender-Based Violence.
Date of Document:
25 August 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Marriage practices among the Luba, including frequency of forced marriage for adult women, as well as the possibility for a person to marry someone of a different ethnicity or from a different region; recourse available to Luba women in cases...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 May 2014
Accessed Date:
14 April 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; tribes/clans
Title:
Wives in Slavery: Forced Marriages in the Congo
Date of Document:
June 2013
Accessed Date:
13 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; family law; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; witness protection
Title:
Rape as torture in the DRC: Sexual violence beyond the conflict zone
Source:
Freedom from Torture
Date of Document:
June 2014
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; gender-based violence; legal system; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Report of the Secretary-General.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
25 May 2018
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
Loi n° 15/013 du 1er août 2015 portant modalités d'application des droits de la femme et de la parité
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Keywords:
gender equality; gender-based violence; legislation; social services
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
23 March 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Focus RD Congo : Situation des femmes seules à Kinshasa
Source:
Swiss Confederation. State Secretariat for Migration.
Date of Document:
15 January 2016
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; country overview; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; legislation; map; marriage; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
État des lieux du système de protection de l'enfant et de la formation des policiers, du personnel judiciaire et des travailleurs sociaux en République démocratique du Congo
Source:
International Bureau for Children's Rights
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Basic profile of child marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health, nutrition, and population (HNP) knowledge brief: child marriage series.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Chata Malé; Quentin Wodon
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Gender Based Violence. Version 2.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities, including legislation and treatment by society and the authorities; state protection and support services (2011-Feb. 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 April 2014
Accessed Date:
29 April 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; legislation; police/security forces; sexual minorities; social services; statistics
Title:
Human Rights Violations Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Source:
Mouvement pour la promotion du respect et égalité des droits et santé et al.
Date of Document:
October 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tier 3. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2018 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
8 June 2018
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
République démocratique du Congo : Informations concernant la corruption en République démocratique du Congo
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
A Criminal State: Understanding and countering institutionalized corruption and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Violent Kleptocracy Series: East & Central Africa.
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
“Kuluna” gangs, including areas where they have influence; government efforts against them, including effectiveness and resources available; state protection available to victims and its effectiveness (2013-August 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 August 2017
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
The Accountability Landscape in Eastern DRC: Analysis of the National Legislative and Judicial Response to International Crimes (2009–2014)
Source:
International Center for Transitional Justice
Date of Document:
July 2015
Author:
Sofia Candeias et al.
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Accountability for Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the DRC: Achievements, Challenges and Way forward (1 January 2014 - 31 March 2016)
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Prison conditions in Kinshasa, including the treatment of prisoners (2015–June 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 June 2017
Accessed Date:
28 July 2017
Title:
Customary chiefs, including their authority, regions where they are present and their legal recognition; how to become a customary chief, including the need for human sacrifice; consequences of refusing to become a customary chief; state protection
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 May 2014
Accessed Date:
14 April 2015
Title:
Loi organique n°13/011 - B du 11 avril 2013 portant organisation, fonctionnement et compétences des juridictions de l'ordre judiciaire
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Keywords:
legal system; legislation
Title:
Loi N° 14/006 du 11 février 2014 portant amnistie pour faits insurrectionnels, faits de guerre et infractions politiques
Source:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accessed Date:
7 July 2016
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; penal system; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Requirements and procedures for filing a criminal complaint, including documents received by the complainant; whether the complaint file is accessible to the complainant, including the procedure to obtain a copy of the file in the country and ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 July 2017
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
The notices to appear issued by the National Intelligence Agency (Agence nationale de renseignements, ANR) in Kinshasa, including the information indicated on them, the office and rank of the issuing authority, the circumstances in which they ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 December 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; legal system; police/security forces; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants
Title:
Mapping Police Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Institutional Interactions at Central, Provincial and Local Levels. IDS Research Report, No. 71.
Source:
Institute of Development Studies
Date of Document:
January 2012
Page Numbers:
3, 31-95 odd pages only
Author:
Thierry Mayamba Nlandu
Accessed Date:
29 April 2013
Keywords:
extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence
Title:
Report Of The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office On Human Rights Violations Committed By Agents Of The Congolese National Police During Operation Likofi In Kinshasa Between 15 November 2013 And 15 February 2014.
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of Document:
October 2014
Accessed Date:
13 April 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; statistics
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa). Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
State of Internet Freedom in Democratic Republic of the Congo 2016: Charting Patterns in the Strategies African Governments Use to Stifle Citizens' Digital Rights
Source:
Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa
Date of Document:
December 2016
Editor:
Ashnah Kalemera et al.
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
19 July 2018
Title:
L'islam radical en République démocratique du Congo : Entre mythe et manipulation
Source:
Institut français des relations internationales
Date of Document:
February 2017
Author:
Jean Battory; Thierry Vircoulon
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
The treatment of the Banyamulenge living in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, as well as in Kinshasa (2014-August 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 August 2015
Accessed Date:
27 July 2016
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; minorities
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Democratic Republic of Congo. The Indigenous World 2017.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo: The Bangolo and Mungala ethnic groups, including treatment by society and authorities (1997-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 July 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; minorities
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo/Burundi/Rwanda: Travel between these countries, including whether a passport is required to travel between them, and other documents used for travel
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Mobility and methods of transportation between Grand Kivu and Kinshasa
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 April 2012
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
transport infrastructure
Title:
Situation of people returning to the country after they either spent time abroad, claimed refugee status, or were seeking asylum (2015-July 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 July 2017
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda: Ability to travel from Burundi to bordering countries, including the documents required for travel and obstacles encountered at the border (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 March 2017
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda: Activities of Burundian militias in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Uganda, including relationship with Burundian refugees (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 March 2017
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Conflict and Displacement in the Kasai
Source:
International Refugee Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
January 2018
Author:
Thijs Van Laer et al.
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Democratic Republic of Congo: Unsuccessful asylum seekers. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
25 February 2019
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 28 February 2019:
Title:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 April 2018
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2017&dlid=276987
Accessed Date:
23 April 2018
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