Crisis in The DRC

Introduction: The Democratic Republic of Congo has recently faced major conflicts between the Congolese security forces and armed groups. This conflict has led to a massive humanitarian crisis in the DRC and has displaced approximately 7 million citizens. Sexual violence and army-enforced extrajudicial executions have taken a toll on the citizens of the DRC, with serious and urgent threats. Armed Forces: Multiple armed groups are active in the DRC eastern provinces, Sud-Kivu, Nord-Kivu, and Ituri. These armed groups use terrorism and commit widespread massacres against thousands of civilians. These attacks lead to abduction, murder, and serious injury. These forces are violent and are the primary cause of the displacements Violence: Humanitarian rights in the DRC are heavily oppressed by gender-based violence, with increasing rates of sexual violence cases. This violence is a major issue and one of the examples of horrific violence that the DRC is struggling with. Alongside such violence, extrajudicial executions are practiced by the army. The army has attacked followers of religious and political groups like the Messianic Judaic Natural Faith Towards the Nations. These attacks were planned and ended up killing 56 people and wounding many others. Political and religious violence is also very present in the DRC, and both the armed forces and the army participate. This poses a major threat to all the civilians of the DRC and threatens their lives. Although the government tries to take action, its power is limited as there is an abundance of corruption within the DRC government, with the pressure of their humanitarian crisis and all the other major issues.

Corruption: Human rights for expression are limited in the DRC, and censorship is guaranteed. Spreading information that does not align with the government's truth is punishable by imprisonment. The order of trial in this country is also very restrained and corrupted, as they aren't executed in proper order. Trials are unfair and unjust. These trials are often on the issue of journalists publishing information not approved by the government.