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Displaced populations in North Kivu

UN mission in DR Congo prolongs special patrols to deter attacks against civilians

8 September 2010
The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today said it was extending by another week an operation designed to enhance the protection of civilians in the eastern areas of the country where members of illegal armed groups raped some 240 people recently.
President Paul Kagame (right) welcomes Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his visit to Rwanda in March 2009

Ban arrives in Rwanda to discuss upcoming report on DR Congo rights violations

7 September 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived today in Kigali, where he plans to meet with Rwandan leaders to discuss the soon-to-be-released United Nations report on serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 1993 and 2003.
Atul Khare

UN outlines steps to boost civilian protection in DR Congo in wake of mass rapes

7 September 2010
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has taken several measures to improve the protection of civilians in the east of the country following the recent incidents of mass rape, but establishing State authority in conflict-affected areas would be the most effective way to end lawlessness and violence, a senior UN official said today.
Poster in Goma, eastern DRC, warning of the penalties for rape

More than 20 children among hundreds raped in eastern DR Congo – UN

3 September 2010
More than two dozen children were among the hundreds of civilians recently raped by members of armed groups active in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations reported today.
Civilians flee violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo

UN report on rights violations in DR Congo to be released next month

2 September 2010
The report documenting the most serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 1993 and 2003 will be made public on 1 October, the United Nations announced today.
Atul Khare

DR Congo: UN peacekeeping official visits the east after rape of civilians

1 September 2010
A senior United Nations peacekeeping official, who is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the recent mass rape of civilians by members of illegal armed groups, has travelled to the eastern region of the country where the crimes were committed, a UN spokesperson said today.