Democratic Republic of Congo: Update to RDC32129.F of 16 June 1999 on the situation and treatment of members of the Mbunza ethnic group and persons from the Province of Équateur (March 2004)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 26 March 2004 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RDC42522.FE |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo: Update to RDC32129.F of 16 June 1999 on the situation and treatment of members of the Mbunza ethnic group and persons from the Province of Équateur (March 2004), 26 March 2004, RDC42522.FE, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/41501c52e.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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In 25 March 2004 telephone interviews, the President of the African Association for the Defence of Human Rights (Association africaine de défense des droits de l'homme, ASADHO) and a journalist from the Belgian newspaper Le Soir, who is an expert on the Great Lakes Region of Africa, indicated that, to their knowledge, people from the Province of Équateur, including the Mbunza, are not subject to any particular treatment by the Congolese authorities.
The Belgian journalist explained that members of the Mbunza ethnic group, like those of other tribes in Équateur, are represented in the transition institutions currently in place in RDC, such as the government, parliament, army and senate (Le Soir 25 Mar. 2004). (See also their comments regarding the Ngbandi tribe, also from the Province of Équateur, in RDC42470.E of 2 March 2004).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Association africaine de défense des droits de l'homme (ASADHO) [Kinshasa]. 25 March 2004. Telephone interview with the President.
Le Soir [Brussels]. 25 March 2004. Telephone interview with a journalist specializing in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential
Africa Research Bulletin
Jeune Afrique/L'Intelligent
Keesing's Record of World Events
Resource Centre country file. RDC.
Internet sites, including: Africatime, AllAfrica, Amnesty International, Country Reports 2003, Dialog, Digitalcongo.net, European Country of Origin Information Network, FIDH, HRW, Minorities at Risk Project.