MONUC
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Closure of MONUC

On 1 July 2010, the UN Security Council renamed MONUC the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to reflect the new phase reached in the country.

Report on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (January-June 2007)

The human rights situation in the DRC during the period covered by this report (January-June 2007) continued to be cause for grave concern. Serious human rights violations such as arbitrary executions, rape, torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment continued to be steadily committed mostly by the army and police.

Date of publication: 27 September 2007