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The 3 civil society activists in prison for more than six months are free

Having verified that no action has been taken by the investigating judge, in the sense of extending their mandate, the law is clear in the case, we can not detain defendants, citizens, without any legal title or judicial. Therefore, we issued a press release, which certainly got their statutory release. However, we can say that we are half satisfied, because today our customers are free from their movements, but on the other hand, what is to be regretted is not necessary in a state governed by the rule of law, in a…

rape cases reported to the Lubumbashi prison

The NGO's Evangelical Non-Violent Action Group (Ganve) condemns rape cases with violence against prisoners in the Kasapa prison in Lubumbashi. According to this NGO, it all started after the fire for a weekend in one of the prison buildings of angry prisoners, some of whom tried to escape. Part of the dormitories had been destroyed and prisoners were grouped together with female prisoners. Today, these women, about fifty, will be at the mercy of these prisoners. Since this weekend, the female inmates at the Kasapa…