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  • DRC: Humanitarians ease the plight of those expelled from Angola
    14 April 2012 - 1:36am
    Humanitarian agencies are supporting tens of thousands of Congolese immigrants expelled from Angola, many of whom say they were subjected to violence and abuse.  Last year, Angola expelled more than 100,000 Congolese nationals across their 2,500 km common border. And since late 2003, Angola has...
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  • DRC: ERC Amos emphasises need for reform and international support
    11 March 2011 - 8:45pm
    ERC Amos has ended her two-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after visiting two areas of the country heavily affected by conflict and violence: North Kivu and Orientale Province. “Today I was appalled by the testimonies I heard,” said Ms. Amos in a press statement from Dungu...
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  • DRC: ERC Amos calls for better security in LRA-affected areas
    10 March 2011 - 10:00am
    On the last day of her visit to the DRC, ERC Amos visited Orientale Province where she heard harrowing testimonies from those who survived the brutality committed by the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army. Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele districts are the scene of brutalities committed by the Ugandan armed group...
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