Search
  1. Home
  2. Africa
  3. DRC
  • News

Tutsis come out of hiding

    NAIROBI

    Last month's evacuation of some 370 detained Tutsis to Benin has led to a significant increase in the number of people coming out of their "hiding places" in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, the Humanitarian Coordinator's report continued. An average of 50-60 people a day were arriving at the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights or to the Ministry for Human
    Rights, with a total of 500 Congolese Tutsis or Rwandan nationals newly registered in Kinshasa as of 15 September, it said.

    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

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join