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At least 31 women and one child among those executed

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre found 665 cases of alleged abuse against migrant workers in publicly documented information.

OHCHR says Tutsi-led M23 group killed three boys in Bukavu last week after capturing the city

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels accused of atrocities in eastern Congo, leading to a humanitarian crisis. UN investigating the conflict involving armed groups vyi...

South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. “Access” from a human rights perspective means that water is physically accessible, clean and safe for consumption, and affordable. Section 27 of the country’s constitution stipulates that everyone has the right to access…

Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.

Rebel RSF forces reportedly carried out ‘field executions’ and shot at people trying to flee across the Nile.

The U.N. human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid