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Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Summary

The European Parliament expresses deep concern over the worsening political, security, and humanitarian situation in the DRC, specifically regarding human rights violations and delayed elections.
10 18.01.2018
Other
election
human rights
social policy
public safety
international relations

Key points

  • The humanitarian situation in the country has reached the highest level of emergency.
  • A political crisis has deepened because the scheduled elections were not held according to previous agreements.
  • Security forces have used excessive force, including live ammunition, against peaceful demonstrators.
  • New draft laws regarding NGOs and counter-terrorism pose a threat to the independence of civil society.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
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