This comes after the United Nations' mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo , MONUSCO, released its report on the human right violations that took place in the month of August 2020, accross the national territory.
In a public statement, the Canadian Ambassador Nicolas Simard said he had been told that officials from the Congolese national intelligence, Agence Nationale de Renseignements, continue to detain representatives of civil society movements, in the eastern city of Bukavu. He then questioned how was this possible .
For the Ambassador, the Congolese population expect the rights and freedoms of human rights defenders and journalists be respected.
In the month of August 2020 , 669 violations of human rights was recorded across the national territory, this was a decrease of 9%, when compared to the 739 recorded in July 2020. The number of violations committed by security agents dropped by 12%, and those committed by armed groups decreased by 7% . The report was compiled by the United Nations' UNJHRO- MONUSCO.
Last week during a short visit in the city of Goma, President Felix Tshisekedi promised to install himself in the eastern part of the country in the coming days, with the aim of putting to an end the conflict that has been ravaging the region for decades.
