An international invitation in the Human Rights Council for an international movement to stop the violations of the Democratic Congo

The UN official, Nada Al -Nashef, affirmed that this is the only way to lay the foundations of peace and sustainable development in the Democratic Congo.

This came during the interactive dialogue on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was held today, Tuesday, on the sidelines of the fifty -eighth session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Al -Nahef shed light on the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning against the exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis and human rights due to the March 23/ M23 attack supported by Rwanda in the northern and southern provinces of Kivu.

She explained that the Joint United Nations Office for Human Rights sought to provide technical support to the authorities to enhance the rule of law, achieve transitional justice and combat impunity, despite the escalation of violence.

She indicated that “The volume of violence and insecurity hindered the ability of our office to implement its entire term”. However, with the assistance of the office, trials have been condemned to condemn the Emir of War and former militants for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including killing, torture, rape and sexual enslavement.

Al -Nashef expressed its deep concern about the documentation of the United Nations of 602 victims of death outside the judiciary and the death of brief procedures committed by all parties to the conflict in the northern and southern provinces of Kivu since the beginning of the year. In the northeastern Eitori region, various groups continue to kill, distort and kidnap civilians.

She noted that the Congolese forces and their allies also attacked civilians, and that sexual violence associated with the conflict is continuing at an accelerated pace, as cases exceeded more than 270 percent from January to February. The civil space was also violently suppressed in the areas occupied by M23.

Al -Nashef explained that about 26 million people – or nearly a quarter of the country’s population – suffer from severe food insecurity. Nearly 7.8 million people were displaced in the Democratic Congo, including 3.8 million in Kevo provinces alone.

She indicated that thousands of schools were closed, destroyed and converted into emergency shelters, or their occupation by armed groups, depriving more than 1.6 million children in the eastern Democratic Congo of education.

Criminals escape from prisons

And during her conversation in Interactive dialogue, Pinto Kita, the special representative of the Secretary -General of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission there, expressed her deep concern about the deteriorating situation.

Keita referred to the storming of prisons in Gouma, Bocavo and other areas since January 2025, which took place in the context of the expansion of the “M23” regional movement. She explained that “many dangerous criminals, including the convicts of international crimes, have become free.”

Keita expressed her deep concern about “children bearing the greatest burden of conflict,” noting that the number of grave violations of the rights of children by armed groups increased by 137 percent in February 2025 alone.

The Human Rights Council called for “Reminding all direct officials or active supporters to prolong the suffering of civilians that they will be held accountable before local, regional and international judicial institutions.”

Keita stressed that “the humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Congo is still critical”, as the M -23, supported by the Rwandan forces, continues to cause major new displacement operations.

She pointed out that many of the displaced families are forced to return to their homes and often without adequate security conditions, basic services or any support, warning that the continued closure of the Guma and Cavomo airports is a major obstacle to the delivery of aid.