UN / DRC HUMAN RIGHTS

A human rights report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found fewer human rights violations there in the first half of the year. While welcoming this improvement, the United Nations (UN) cautioned that the number of human rights violations committed until June remains higher than two years ago. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:41
• Production Date: 6 September 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - UNHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 2443419
• Parent Id: 2443419
• Alternate Title: unifeed190906c

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STORY: UN / DRC HUMAN RIGHTS
TRT: 0:41
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 6 SEPTEMBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

6 SEPTEMBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY

2.Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General: “While this year’s numbers are lower, the number of human rights violations committed until June remains higher than two years ago.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General: “The majority of violations documented were committed by agents of the State, including the extrajudicial executions of at least 245 people. Violations committed by armed groups accounted for 41 per cent of all those documented.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

A human rights report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo found fewer human rights violations there in the first half of the year. While welcoming this improvement, the United Nations cautioned that the number of human rights violations committed until June remains higher than two years ago.

The United Nations recorded fewer human rights violations in the first half of the year, with over 3,039 violations documented by a joint UN-Human Rights Office report.

While describing this as an encouraging improvement, especially since last year’s elections, a spokesperson said the number of human rights violations committed until June remains higher than two years ago.

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, said, “The majority of violations documented were committed by agents of the State, including the extrajudicial executions of at least 245 people. Violations committed by armed groups accounted for 41 per cent of all those documented.”

During a three-day visit to the country that wrapped up on 2 September, Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to support the Congolese people and authorities in seizing the opportunity to strengthen their institutions; develop sustainably, inclusively, and in security; and effectively respond to humanitarian problems.