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RCD "crackdown" on civil society condemned

    NAIROBI

    The rights group, Human Rights Watch, has condemned an "ongoing crackdown" by the rebel Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) on civil society groups and human rights activists in eastern DRC. In a press release, issued on Wednesday, HRW called on the RCD to "immediately and
    unconditionally" release all detained activists and allow groups to "express their views openly". It said "outspoken and courageous members of civil society" were being "threatened and attacked" by the RCD authorities.

    Humanitarian sources in eastern DRC told IRIN there had been some arrests. However they pointed out that many civil society groups in the region were partisan and promoted the human rights of certain ethnic groups. The sources added that a strike had been underway in Bukavu since Friday and that groups of young men were harassing people who tried to go to work.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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