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In Security Council, UN officials urge renewed engagement with DPR Korea on human rights

22 December 2014
Despite a grim litany of human rights abuses committed against its own people and ongoing provocations to global peace and security, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has shown signs of compliance with human rights mechanisms prompting hopes that the Asian nation may one day yield to the call for full accountability and reform, two senior United Nations officials stated today.
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DR Congo: Amid spike in violence, UN refugee agency concerned about humanitarian situation

19 December 2014
Continuing violence and multiple attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have sown widespread fear and sparked displacement of thousands of people, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported today, amid appeals for humanitarian access to help those in distress.
UNICEF/Gopalan Balagopal

General Assembly decides to refer UN report on human rights in DPR Korea to Security Council

18 December 2014
Condemning “ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights” in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution today by which it would transmit a UN-backed report probing such violations to the Security Council.
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UN rights chief welcomes conviction of Congolese army officer for crimes against humanity

18 December 2014
The top United Nations official on human rights issues has welcomed the recent conviction and sentencing of a senior army officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for crimes against humanity, adding that the move would help garner momentum for other similar cases currently underway in the country.
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UN envoys welcome conviction of Congolese army officer for crimes against humanity

16 December 2014
United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura welcomed today the conviction of a senior army officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for crimes against humanity, saying the verdict sends a “very clear message to perpetrators of sexual violence in DRC that they cannot hide behind a badge or evade justice with a uniform.”
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DR Congo: UN-led Great Lakes envoys urge faster implementation of M23 peace deal

15 December 2014
A team of United Nations, African Union and other Special Envoys on the Great Lakes region have noted with concern that overall implementation of the Nairobi Declarations remains slow.

DR Congo: UN envoy condemns massacre, urges immediate action to ‘eliminate terrorists’

8 December 2014
The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today condemned last night’s massacres committed in North-Kivu “aimed at fuelling terror in the region” and called for immediate actions to eliminate these terrorists.
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DR Congo: UN refugee agency concerned at sudden closure of displaced persons camp

5 December 2014
The United Nations refugee agency voiced concern today over the sudden closure of a camp for internally displaced people, or IDPs, located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), exposing some 2,000 to potential lawlessness, banditry and sexual violence against women perpetrated by militia groups still operating in the area.
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Great Lakes Envoys outraged by spate of civilian massacres in eastern DR Congo

2 December 2014
A team of United Nations, African Union and other Special Envoys on the Great Lakes region have said they are “deeply outraged” by the recent spate of civilian massacres that have taken place in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and have called on the Government to “engage in robust military action’ against all armed groups operating there.