RDC: réunion d'urgence du Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU à Genève (débat entier)

On 7 February 2025, the UN Human Rights Council held its 37th special session on the situation of human rights in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (#DRC.)

The Council heard updates from Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Surya Deva, Chair of the Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, and Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda spoke as countries concerned. The full list of speakers is available here:

Mr. Volker Türk, High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mr. Surya Deva, Chair of Complaint Procedure, OHCHR
H.E. Mr. Patrick Muyaya Katembwe, Minister of Communication and Media of Democratic Republic of the Congo
H.E. Mr. James Ngango, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to UNOG
Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Sweden (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Magnus Hellgren
European Union, Mr. Michele Cervone d'Urso
Morocco, Mr. Omar Zniber
Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
France, Mr. Jerome Bonnafont
North Macedonia, Mr. Burim Bilali
Spain, Mr. Marcos Gomez Martinez
Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antwi
Germany, Ms. Nikola Gillhoff
Switzerland, Ms. Charlotte Day
Albania, Mr. Adrian Lubonja
Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous
Belgium, Ms. Gaëlle Powis de Tenbossche
Costa Rica, Mr. Christian Guillermet Fernández
Burundi, Ms. Elisa Nkerabirori
Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
Brazil, Mr. Tovar da Silva Nunes
Republic of Korea, Mr. Seong Deok Yun
China, Mr. Chen Xu
Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka
Mexico, Mr. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Paul Bekkers
South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi
Algeria, Mr. Rachid Bladehane
Gambia, Ms. Bafou Jeng
Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Omar Sultanov
Bulgaria, Mr. Yuri Sterk
Malawi, Ms. Caroline Cyrenia Sakina Bwanali Mussa
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ms. Maira Macdonal Alvarez
Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala
Liechtenstein, Mr. Frank Büchel
Luxembourg, Mr. Luc Dockendorf
Ireland, Mr. Noel White
Russian Federation, Mr. Ruslan Stroganov
Republic of Moldova, Mr. Vladimir Cuc
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Simon Manley
Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy
Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa
Italy, Mr. Vincenzo Grassi
Holy See, Mr. Ettore Balestrero
Austria, Ms. Désirée Schweitzer
Ukraine, Mr. Oleksandr Kapustin
Cameroon, Mr. Salomon Eheth
Uruguay, Mr. Carlos Mata
Uganda, Ms. Mary Kibere Namono
Canada, Mr. Peter Macdougall
Australia, Ms. Emily Roper
Paraguay, Mr. Mario Raúl Cano Ricciard
Türkiye, Mr. Burak Akçapar
Guatemala, Mr. Francisco Cali Tzai
Zambia, Mr. Trevor Sichombo
Pakistan, Mr. Jawad Ali
India, Mr. Mohammed Hussain
Mauritania, Ms. Warda Mohamed Khouye
Angola, Ms. Margarida Rosa da Silva Izata
Malta, Mr. Randolph de Battista
Peru, Ms. Juniza Castillo
Zimbabwe, Mr. Nesbert Samasuwo
Timor-Leste, Mr. Nuno Alvares Moniz Marques Alves
Slovenia, Ms. Anita Pipan
United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Abdallah Saleh Possi
South Sudan, Mr. Alier Deng Ruai Deng
Human Rights Watch, Ms. Nicola Paccamiccio
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Aoife Daly
World Organisation Against Torture, Ms. Olivia Ekobe
Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme, Mr. Makaila Nguebla
Interfaith International, Ms. Lara Curty
Centre du Commerce International pour le Développement, Mr. Stéphane Michot
Amnesty International, Mr. Kevin Whelan
International Bar Association, Ms. Aine Macdonald
International Federation of ACAT, Ms. Emeline Swiderski
International Catholic Child Bureau, Ms. Marie-Laure Joliveau
International Human Rights Council, Mr. Haissam Bou-Said
Trial International, Ms. Julie Baleynaud