DR Congo decrees state of siege in two eastern provinces as violence worsens
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OHCHR | Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali
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(Kinshasa) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should quash the death sentences imposed
in absentia on two whistleblowers who provided information on corruption. Congolese authorities should instead investigate the allegations of criminal activity reported by Gradi Koko and Navy Malela, two former bank employees who exposed alleged illegal financial practices and money laundering.
Koko and Malela both worked in the audit department of Afriland First Bank CD, the Congolese subsidiary of Afriland First Bank, whose headquarters are in Cameroon. Koko said that in 2018 his superiors at the bank directly threatened him after he reported serious financial irregularities internally. In the face of these threats, he and Malela shared a trove of data and documents with the Platform for the Protection of African Whistleblowers (PPLAAF), a nongovernmental organization based in France. The information they provided led to a series of investigative reports in July 2020 by PPLAAF
KINSHASA,
(CAJ News) – HATE speech and messages are on the increase in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), more than two years after divisive presidential elections.
Political party officials and activists, civil society actors and members of the Congolese diaspora are blamed for the trend.
Hate speech has taken the form of tribalist, sexist and misogynistic attacks.
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) disclosed between May and December 2020, it received allegations on 30 probable cases.
These messages have been disseminated in the context of political or partisan activities and armed conflicts, during private or public meetings and during interviews in the traditional press.