The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...

Over 150 women were raped and killed during a mass jailbreak in Congo's Goma, as inmates set fire to the prison. The incident ...

The United Nations warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic ...

The UN reports a tragic toll of 3,000 dead and 2,880 injured in DR Congo’s conflict, highlighting increased sexual violence ...

Killings and mass rape are unfortunately frequent scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the Democratic ...

A military court in DRC has issued an international arrest warrant for Corneille Nangaa over war crimes and treason.

GENEVA - The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase. Read ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

GENEVA - U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday that the worst could be ahead in the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, saying he expected sexual violence including incidents of rape and ...

The UN Human Rights Council is considering whether to launch an investigation into alleged abuses committed in eastern Congo on Kinshasa's request. Rwanda alleged it was responding to an "imminent" ...

If nothing is done in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, worse could follow for the people of the eastern DRC, as well as for the country's neighbours and the region, the United Nations Human ...