Situation of Human Rights in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

A/HRC/RES/60/22View PDF

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A document of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council's attention, published in 2025.

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2 documents · 2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/HRC/RES/60/22	Situation of human rights in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,766	–
2025	A/HRC/RES/S-37/1	Situation of human rights in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,128	–

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79	—

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Commissions of Inquiry Democratic Republic of the Congo Human Rights Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Humanitarian Assistance Internal Security

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Welcomes the appointment, at the earliest opportunity and before 31 December 2025, of the members of the independent commission of inquiry established by resolution S-37/1, in accordance with its provisions;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to make the secretariat of the independent commission of inquiry operational as soon as possible, preferably before 31 December 2025, and welcomes the commitment of the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to put in place all the necessary arrangements, in accordance with the needs expressed by the secretariat;

Also requests the High Commissioner to ensure that the members of the independent commission of inquiry carry out their first field visit at the earliest opportunity and, if possible, by January 2026 at the latest;

Recalls that the mandate of the members of the independent commission of inquiry remains entirely as set out in resolution S-37/1;

Also recalls that attacks against civilians, including United Nations and humanitarian personnel, may constitute war crimes;

Requests the High Commissioner to continue to strengthen the capacity of the Government and provide it with the necessary technical assistance, in accordance with the resolution adopted on the matter at its sixtieth session;

Strongly condemns the reported killings, attacks, arbitrary detention of and acts of intimidation and retaliation against humanitarian and health workers, human rights defenders, community leaders, public servants and local government workers, journalists and other media workers, students and lawyers and other civil society actors, and against members of international organizations and the diplomatic community, which have a direct impact on the capacity of the international community to respond to the human rights and humanitarian crisis;

Condemns the resurgence of attacks against civilian populations by armed groups such as Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars, the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, the Allied Democratic Forces, the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo and certain dissident elements of the “Wazalendo” self-defence groups, and calls on all armed groups to put an end to such attacks;

Strongly condemns the serious violations of children’s rights committed in the context of the conflict, including the forced recruitment and transfer of children to training centres of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars armed group and elsewhere, abductions, and sexual and gender-based violence;

Expresses grave concern at the documented harm to the enjoyment of many human rights, including the rights to life, to education and to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, caused by shelling and bombing in densely populated areas, such as camps for displaced persons;

Encourages all parties concerned to implement the recommendations made in the report of the fact-finding mission on the situation in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo⁶ and the report of the team of international experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo;⁷

⁶A/HRC/60/80.

⁷A/HRC/60/83.

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the independent commission of inquiry with all necessary financial resources and expertise, in particular in international human rights law, including with regard to women and children, and international humanitarian law, to enable it to fulfil its mandate;

Calls upon all stakeholders, including international, regional and national actors, to cooperate fully with the independent commission of inquiry in the conduct of its work and to fully support the implementation of its mandate, including by providing it with any information or documentation they may have or acquire;

Calls upon the relevant organs, bodies and agencies of the United Nations system to cooperate fully with the High Commissioner and to respond promptly to any request he may make, including with regard to access to relevant information and documentation;

Urgently requests the members of the independent commission of inquiry to present an oral update on the situation of human rights in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces, within the framework of an enhanced interactive dialogue, at its sixty-second session;

Requests the members of the independent commission of inquiry to submit a comprehensive report on the situation of human rights in the above-mentioned provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, within the framework of an enhanced interactive dialogue, at its sixty-fourth session and to the General Assembly at its eighty-second session;

Calls upon the facilitators of the Washington Peace Agreement and the Doha Declaration of Principles to put pressure on the parties to respect their commitments under these agreements, in order to facilitate their implementation;

Demands the immediate and verifiable cessation of all support by Rwanda for the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars armed group, as well as the unconditional and immediate withdrawal of all Rwandan troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Also demands safe, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to the Provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, including for members of the independent commission of inquiry, in particular by reopening the airports in Goma and Bukavu for humanitarian reasons;

Urges the international community, in particular the United Nations humanitarian aid agencies, to step up their resource mobilization efforts, and international partners to substantially increase humanitarian aid in Goma, Bukavu and surrounding areas, guaranteeing effective access to food, medical supplies and shelter, in particular for women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Second reissue for technical reasons (24 October 2025).

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