Political activists and civil society members including human rights defenders continued to face intimidation, harassment and arbitrary detention. Rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly were restricted particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The right to health was...

Amnesty International today announces the name of four awardees of a bursary in honour of its late employee Gaëtan Mootoo, Researcher for West Africa, who had been with the organization for more than 30 years. This announcement is made public as the organization remembers him with great fondness on...

Authorities in the Republic of Congo have been conducting an alarming crackdown on  human rights defenders and activists who have denounced the consequences of the economic crisis and its impact on people’s daily life, in particular on access to health, Amnesty International said in a new report...

“Sentencing Paulin Makaya to two years in prison simply for taking part in a protest is yet another clear example of how freedom of expression has been restricted and opposition muzzled in Congo,” said Stephen Cockburn, Amnesty International Deputy regional director for West and Central Africa....

Air strikes on residential areas in the south eastern Pool region of Congo that have reportedly resulted in deaths, casualties and the destruction of properties, including churches, schools and medical facilities represent an unlawful use of lethal force by the security forces, Amnesty...

Authorities in the Republic of Congo should release political opponents detained for peaceful criticism of the recent elections, put an end to arbitrary arrests and detentions, and avoid any repression of peaceful protest, human rights organisations Amnesty International, Observatoire Congolais des...

The Republic of Congo’s refusal of entry and return of an Amnesty International research manager on mission is another worrying sign of the government’s attempt to muzzle criticism ahead of Presidential elections, Amnesty International said today. Late on Friday 26 February, Amnesty International’s...

Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville must immediately and unconditionally release an opposition leader arrested and detained for over two months simply for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. Paulin Makaya, President of “Unis pour le Congo” (UPC),...

Police violence, persecution, arbitrary detentions and rape amid a security operation to deport tens of thousands of DR Congo nationals from Congo-Brazzaville last year were part of widespread attacks that could amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report today....

Police violence, persecution, arbitrary detentions and rape amid a security operation to deport tens of thousands of DR Congo nationals from Congo-Brazzaville last year were part of widespread attacks that could amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report today....

Authorities in the Republic of Congo must immediately release two teachers arrested in connection with a peaceful strike and held for a week without charge, Amnesty International said today. Hilaire Eyima, head of the French department at the school Lycée de la Révolution, was arrested by...

A group of over forty non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the UN Human Rights Council to convene a special session on the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) without delay. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and more than forty other organizations active in...