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Mbela

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2018-11-13
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2018-11-13
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  1. “We call upon MONUSCO to step up its patrols in the areas affected by the massacres, particularly Beni and Lubero, in order to prevent recurrent attacks by elements of the Allied Democratic Forces. We also call upon MONUSCO to continue to renew its readiness to provide logistical support to the Independent National Electoral Commission. We call upon the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office to continue its monitoring throughout the process. Lastly, our Association calls upon the Security Council to remain galvanized on the issue of the protection of civilian populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in general, and Beni in particular; the implementation of the Saint-Sylvestre agreement by the Congolese Government; and the fight against impunity for a successful conclusion of the electoral process by 23 December.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  2. “All that notwithstanding, our Association calls upon the Government ofthe Democratic Republic ofthe Congo to implement political de-escalation measures by releasing all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience to ensure the opening of a space for the exercise of public freedoms for all political and social movements; ensure effective protection of persons and their property; fight against the impunity of the senior officials of the security services; guarantee equal opportunities for all candidates; and promote women's leadership in public affairs management by implementing the gender parity law. We call upon the Independent National Electoral Commission to quickly reach consensus with all stakeholders in the electoral process on the conditions for the use of voting machines and the fate of voters without fingerprint records.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  3. “However, working as a human rights defender is especially perilous, specifically for a woman like me, who has chosen to defend equal rights for all, including the right to live in dignity, especially in a country plagued by strong tensions such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as given my work as a former member of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I am committed to that challenge despite the risks posed by continuing my fight for the well-being of the people of all political leanings.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  4. “Those are some cases of human rights violations for which we call upon the Government to ensure their release. Thirdly, I now turn to women's participation in the electoral process. Women are the least represented in political and administrative functions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Law No. 15/013 of 1 August 2015, on the implementation of women's rights and gender equality, has not been upheld, particularly when drafting the lists of candidates for the political parties for the various elections that were held, as the electoral law does not make that obligatory. To be more precise, while women make up 51 per cent of voters registered in the electoral roll, they represent only 12 per cent of the candidates, which is less than the 30 per cent recommended by the gender parity law.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  5. “More concretely, three days ago three activists from the youth movement Lutte pour le Changement were arrested in Goma by the security services because they were peacefully demonstrating at the university. There are also seven members of the citizen movement Les Congolais Debout that have been held incommunicado for two months in the prison of the national intelligence agency for raising awareness among citizens about the use of voting machines. Twenty-two members of the various citizen movements have been arrested for holding demonstrations to demand that the girls that have become victims of sexual violence in the Kasais receive treatment. Finally, 17 other members of the movement Vigilance Citoyenne were arrested for demonstrating and encouraging the people towards civic engagement and the fight against corruption.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  6. “Secondly, the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo also remains a cause for much concern, insofar as it has been punctuated by insecurity and a growing number of incidents of sexual violence in the Kasais, the resurgence of massacres of civilians in Beni, diminishing civil liberties, arbitrary arrests and detentions accompanied by acts of torture and mistreatment by security services and law enforcement, and the use of justice for political purposes. Finally, the senior-most officials responsible for human rights violations, including the security agents responsible for the arbitrary arrests and detentions, enjoy impunity.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  7. “It is also worth noting that four opposition media outlets are still closed in Lubumbashi, namely, Radio Television Lubumbashi Jua, Nyota Radio Te'levision, Television Mapendo and La Voix du Katanga. Several leaders were forced into exile, including Moise Katumbi, Musanya Mouissy and Oscar Rashidi Akidi. The electoral process has been marred by strong political tensions resulting from the Independent National Electoral Commission imposing the use of voting machines, even though article 237 ter of the electoral law bars electronic voting and there are approximately 10 million voters without fingerprints on the electoral register.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  8. “First, with regard to the political and electoral situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the political climate remains tense 41 days on the eve of the elections scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission, due to the failure to fully implement the Saint-Sylvestre agreement of 31 December 2016, mainly with respect to political de-escalation measures. To date, the Association has remained alarmed by the detention of 51 political prisoners, including the young Eugene Diomi Ndongala, Jean-Claude Muyambo and Gerard "Gecoco" Mulumba Kongolo. And we note that of the 51 political prisoners, 46 have benefited from the amnesty accorded in 2014, although they have not yet been released. To that we must add the 28 citizen movement activists, including Carbone Beni and Gloria Senga.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source

  9. “I would first like to thank the Ambassador of China for inviting me to address the Security Council on behalf of my organization, the Congolese Association for Access to Justice. I am Josephine Mbela and I am a human rights lawyer in charge of advocacy and administration within the Association. It is a non-governmental and apolitical organization that works to promote and protect human rights, the primacy of the law and the consolidation of the rule of law. It provides legal and judicial assistance to victims of rights violations, particularly before the United Nations human rights protection mechanisms. I will focus on three points during my briefing: first, the political and electoral situation; secondly, the human rights situation; and, thirdly, the low participation of women in the electoral process.”

    2018-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8397 (2018) · source