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A 2006 report by the African Association for the Defence of Human Rights prepared for that committee provides a broad overview of issues confronting women in the DRC in law and in daily life. [ 38 ] In 2015, diaspora figures such as Emmanuel Weyi began to comment on the plight affecting women, and the need to make their progress a key issue in ...
In 2006, human rights organizations reported that police and soldiers commonly abused homeless children, stole their possessions, and paid for sex or raped them. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), police extorted bribes from gangs of street youths to prevent harassment and colluded with them in crime and prostitution.
Pages in category "Women's rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Network of Women for Rights and Peace (French: Réseau des Femmes pour la Défense des Droits et la Paix, RFDP) is a women's rights organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1999, it gives judicial support to victims of sexual violence, raises awareness about human rights and democracy, and works to increase women's ...
The Republic of Congo gained independence from French Equatorial Africa in 1960. It was a one-party Marxist–Leninist state from 1969 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 civil war and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
Every day on TODAY.com and across our social media platforms, our team of experts, writers, reporters, editors, photo editors and producers work to expand the TODAY show’s mission to help you ...
Hoda Kotb has built her wealth through her work on Today and her other business ventures. Now, she's focusing on her family. The longtime Today host announced her exit from the show after 17 years ...
According to Human Rights Watch, while many of the perpetrators of sexual violence are militia groups, some of whom have been known to kidnap women and girls and use them as sex slaves, [3] the Congolese army, Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo , is the "single largest group of perpetrators". [3]