Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Background information about Democratic Republic of the Congo:


Universal Periodic Review

The Democratic Republic of the Congo was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 6th session of the UPR Working Group on 3 December 2009.


Treaty Bodies

Forthcoming

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

The Democratic Republic will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - at its 51st session, 13 February - 2 March 2012, in New York.

Recent

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The Democratic Republic of the Congo was examined by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - at its 43rd session on 3 November and 4 November 2009 in Geneva.

Committee on the Rights of the Child

The Democratic Republic of the Congo was examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 50th session, 12-30 January 2009.


Special Procedures

The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr Christof Heyns, visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 5 to 15 October 2009.

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders , Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya, visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 21 May to 3 June 2009.

The Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons carried out an official mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 12 to 22 February 2008.

The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 15 to 21 April 2007.

The Special Rapporteur on violence against women carried out an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo from 16 to 27 July 2007.


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