Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-08

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00:02:36 1 Respect for the integrity of the person
00:02:47 1.1 Arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life
00:10:22 1.2 Disappearance
00:11:21 1.3 Torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment
00:15:54 1.3.1 Prisons and detention center conditions
00:22:24 1.4 Arbitrary arrest or detention
00:22:46 1.4.1 Role of the police and security apparatus
00:25:05 1.4.2 Arrest and detention
00:30:08 1.4.3 Amnesty
00:31:20 1.5 Denial of fair public trial
00:32:22 1.5.1 Trial procedures
00:33:25 1.5.2 Political prisoners and detainees
00:35:10 1.5.3 Civil judicial procedures
00:35:56 1.6 Arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence
00:39:02 1.7 Use of excessive force and other abuses in internal conflicts
00:42:59 1.7.1 Abuses by transitional government security forces
00:47:21 1.7.2 Abuses by FARDC forces allied with renegade General Nkunda and not under central command authority
00:51:16 1.7.3 Abuses by armed groups outside government control
00:54:14 1.7.4 The FDLR
00:56:42 1.7.5 Ituri militia groups
00:59:20 1.7.6 Mai Mai
01:01:25 1.7.7 Abuses by UN peacekeepers
01:02:35 1.8 Civil liberties
01:02:44 1.8.1 Freedom of speech and press
01:15:22 1.8.2 Internet freedom
01:16:33 1.8.3 Academic freedom and cultural events
01:17:00 1.9 Freedom of peaceful assembly and association
01:20:36 1.10 Freedom of religion
01:22:17 1.11 Freedom of movement within the country, foreign travel, emigration, and repatriation
01:24:31 1.11.1 Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
01:26:20 1.11.2 Protection of refugees
01:27:50 2 Political rights
01:28:15 2.1 Elections and political participation
01:34:42 2.2 Political parties
01:38:11 2.3 Government corruption and transparency
01:41:27 3 Governmental attitude regarding investigation of alleged violations
01:49:22 4 Discrimination, societal abuses, and trafficking in persons
01:49:50 4.1 Women
01:55:30 4.2 Children
02:00:46 4.3 Trafficking in persons
02:05:08 4.4 Persons with disabilities
02:05:50 4.5 National/racial/ethnic minorities
02:06:59 4.6 Indigenous people
02:07:53 4.7 Incitement to acts of discrimination
02:08:20 4.8 LGBT rights
02:08:30 5 Worker rights
02:08:39 5.1 The right of association
02:11:03 5.2 The right to organize and bargain collectively
02:12:50 5.3 Prohibition of forced or compulsory labor
02:15:46 5.4 Prohibition of child labor and minimum age for employment
02:18:47 5.5 Acceptable conditions of work
02:20:56 6 Historical situation
02:21:24 7 International treaties
02:21:41 8 See also
02:22:08 9 Notes



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In all areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the human rights record remained considerably poor, and numerous serious abuses were committed. Unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, rape, and arbitrary arrest and detention by security forces increased during the year, and the transitional government took few actions to punish violators. Harsh and life-threatening conditions in prison and detention facilities; prolonged pretrial detention; lack of an independent and effective judiciary; and arbitrary interference with privacy, family, and home also remained serious problems. Security forces continued to recruit and retain child soldiers and to compel forced labour by adults and children.
They also continued to abuse freedom of the press, particularly during the election campaign. Also during the campaign, broadcast stations owned by the former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba promoted ethnic hatred. The transitional government continued to restrict freedoms of assembly and movement; government corruption remained pervasive; and security forces restricted non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In addition, societal discrimination against wome ...