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Kinshasa, 3 July 2012 – The Gender Affairs Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has just concluded a series of workshops throughout the country…

Matadi, 22 June 2012 – From 18 to 22 June 2012, in Matadi, capital city of the Bas-Congo province, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office organized a training session for 40 civilian judges. Under the leadership of the…

Bunia, 15 June 2012 –Twenty-five officers and non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) underwent five-day training on sexual violence. During the workshop which started on…

Bunia, 2 June 2012 – Twenty-five officers and non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) underwent five days of training on sexual violence. The training, which started on…
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Mbuji-Mayi, 6 December 2011 - A conference-debate organized on 5 December by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Mbuji-Mayi, capital of Kasai Oriental, sought to inject new vigor into the fight against…

Photo: Maude Fournier Kisangani, 8 September 2011 – The question on how to reinvigorate the fight against sexual violence in Province Orientale was at the center of discussions at a meeting in Kisangani, the provincial…