Release of Detained Human Rights Activists in DRC

Summary

The European Parliament calls for the immediate release of activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma and demands an investigation into human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
10 09.07.2015
Other
election
human rights
political party

Key points

  • Demand for the immediate and unconditional release of activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma.
  • Call for a thorough and transparent investigation into recent political violence and the discovery of a mass grave near Kinshasa.
  • Urgent need to protect fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, assembly, and the press against government censorship.
  • Emphasis that future European Union support for the electoral process must be contingent on democratic progress and rule of law reforms.
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