The operation took place at Makala Central Prison in the capital Kinshasa on Monday afternoon ... most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report.

A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by “warning” gunshots as they tried to escape from the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa early Monday, Congolese ...

The M23 rebel movement has rejected a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing it of executing at least 21 civilians in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma in February, branding the claims as fabricated ...

Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly ...

Movement/Congo River Alliance (M23/AFC) rebels have vehemently rejected fresh allegations of grave human rights violations ...

But victims of the Kisangani war, between Uganda and Rwanda on Congolese soil 25 years ago, are yet to be compensated.  The ...

Kinshasa, Congo — An attempted jailbreak ... most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report. The facility has recorded previous jailbreaks, including ...

Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.