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DRC President acknowledges CSOs’ declaration on women’s inclusion in the peace process
On July 23, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) convened a roundtable in Kinshasa with civil society organizations, media representatives and decision-makers to discuss women’s participation in the peace process in the DRC. Participants included government officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Gender, the National Human Rights Commission and members of parliament. The
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DRC: Canada World trainee wins award for story on the persecution of women accused of witchcraft
Uwezo Africa reporter Joelle Safina Bufole has been awarded the best story prize in the radio category of the Young Women Journalist Awards, organized by Congolese Union of Media Women (UCOFEM) and Internews. The annual competition celebrates the work of Congolese women journalists under the age of 30. Bufole was recognized for her radio report
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DRC: President enacts law promoting gender equality in the upcoming general elections
On June 29, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi put into effect the legislation governing the 2023 general election. Under the newly passed law, political parties that submit candidacy lists consisting of at least 50% women will be exempt from paying the required deposit fee for parties. This is the first time that an electoral law in
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DRC: Four national deputies endorse proposed law exempting SGBV survivors from legal fees
JHR’s Prince Murhala with Me Josepha Pumbulu, the representative of the DRC Minister of Justice, at the November 30 roundtable where four national deputies endorsed the proposed law to exempt SGBV survivors from legal fees Four national deputies in the DRC have endorsed a proposed law to exempt survivors of sexual and gender-based violence from
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DRC: When security forces track “compromising” anti-regime images in cell phones
By Prince Murhula In the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of people were arrested after their phones were subjected to impromptu searches by security forces. This practice was deemed illegal by human rights defenders “I was arrested because I had a picture of a caricature of Kabila in my phone with a caption that said
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En RDC, comme pour l’Ebola, il faut lutter contre la désinformation sur le Coronavirus
Photo: video de JHR. Dr. Chasumba Kangela De Prince Murhula Le 10 mars, la République démocratique du Congo a libéré le dernier patient de l’épidémie de l’Ebola dans le centre de Beni à l’est du pays. Le même jour, le pays a enregistré son premier patient atteint du coronavirus dans la capitale de Kinshasa.
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