DRC: Monusco's election mandate detailed in UN resolution

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Groupe Lotus, ASADHO and the Ligue des Électeurs, have welcomed United Nations Security Council Resolution 1991 adopted 28 June and renewing the mandate of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). In light of upcoming elections, the Resolution reads that the MONUSCO shall support the electoral process 'through the provision of technical and logistical support' including, 'by monitoring, reporting and following-up on human rights violations in the context of the elections'.