Publication

This report examines political violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It analyzes the situation in the Kivus and the Ituri districts where human rights violations take place. The paper states that the peace process has nearly collapsed. It urges the Security Council to give the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo a clearer mandate and more resources to pursue armed groups and encourage it to devise a diplomatic and political strategy that can support the efforts of the fragile transitional government in Kinshasa to assert control before it is too late.