
Congo
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.

République démocratique du Congo : des femmes détenues violées lors des émeutes à la prison de Lubumbashi
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DRC: les prisons considérées comme des mouroirs
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Democratic Republic of Congo: dans les prisons surpeuplées, un risque de contaminations en chaîne
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Democratic Republic of Congo: 11 morts en une semaine dans la plus grande prison de Kinshasa
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Democratic Republic of Congo: l’évasion presque ordinaire de 105 détenus d’une prison dans le centre du pays
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Democratic Republic of Congo: à Kinshasa, onze morts dans l’enfer de la prison de Makala
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DRC : grève suspendue à la prison centrale de Bukavu
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RDC : le personnel de la prison de Bukavu dénonce les conditions de détention
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Kinshasa, la prison centrale de Makala en pleine modernisation
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Democratic Republic of Congo: la prison de Kananga évacuée le temps des travaux de réhabilitation
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RDC : Evasion à la prison de Kabare (Sud-Kivu)
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Actualités.cd
RDC : 8 prisonniers meurent de faim en un mois à la prison centrale de Tshikapa
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Radio Okapi
RDC : évasion à la prison de Beni, une quarantaine d’évadés récupérés
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Radio Okapi
Democratic Republic of Congo: 11 dead and 900 escape in jail attack
Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates have escaped after unidentified assailants attacked a jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, an official said. “The Kangwayi prison in Beni was attacked at 3:30 pm by assailants whose identity is not yet known,” Julien Paluku, governor…Source — Aljazeera
Prison attack in Eastern Congo kills 11, frees 900 prisoners
A Congo official says armed men have attacked a prison in the eastern city of Beni, killing at least 11 and freeing more than 900 prisoners.Source — RFI
RDC : conditions difficiles des détenus de la prison centrale de Kongolo
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Radio Okapi
RDC: témoignage de Jean Louis Kyaviro sur la prison d'Alcatraz-Makala
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Mediapart
RDC: la plupart des détenus s’évadent d’une autre prison au Kongo-Central
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — RFI
RDC : après l’évasion de la prison de Makala, près de 70 autres détenus s’échappent de celle de Kasangulu
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Jeune Afrique
RDC : évasion à la prison de Makala, plus de 4600 détenus seraient en fuite
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — RFI
RDC : évasion spectaculaire à la prison de Makala
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Radio Okapi
RDC : à Kasumbalesa, conditions de vie difficiles à la prison centrale
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Radio Okapi
RDC : à Goma, 174 détenus libérés de la prison de Munzenze
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Radio Okapi
RDC : Kinshasa, pénurie d’eau à la prison de Makala
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Radio Okapi