The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office recorded 409 human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in August, according to its report released Wednesday in Kinshasa.
The most affected regions were in the east of the country, with Orientale province having 152 cases, North Kivu 149 cases and South Kivu w21 cases, the report said.
“During the month of August 2015, state agencies were responsible for 216 violations that affected 330 victims,” it said.
“The DR Congo army was responsible for 93 violations that affected 168 victims, while the police were responsible for 90 violations which affected 126 victims,” it added.
Combatants of armed groups were responsible for 193 violations that affected 413 victims.
Some of the armed groups included the Lord’s Resistance Army which committed 47 violations and the Ituri Patriotic Resistance Front which committed 45 violations. Enditem
