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COI Query - DRC: Forced Marriage, including the Kintwidi Practice

Reference period: 1 April 2021 to 14 February 2024; 1. Prevalence of forced marriage; 1.1. Kintwidi practice; 2. Legislation; 3. Possibility to refuse forced marriage; 4. State protection; 5. Availability of support services.
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COI Query - DRC: Security Situation in Kinshasa

Reference period: January 2022 to February 2024; 1. Political and security developments in DRC; 2. Security situation in Kinshasa; 3. Incidents; 4. Sexual violence; 5. Humanitarian situation; 6. Internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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COI Query - DRC: Security Situation in North Kivu and South Kivu

Reference period: January 2023 to 28 February 2024; 1. Security developments; 2. Political developments; 3. Security incidents; 4. Humanitarian situation; 5. Humanitarian access; 6. Internal displacement Internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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COI Query - DRC: Situation of Indigenous Peoples, particularly in Kinshasa

Reference period: January 2022 to 5 March 2024; 1. Background information; 2. Treatment by the state 3. Treatment by non-state actors; 4. Availability of state protection.
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COI Query - DRC: Prison Conditions in Kinshasa

Reference period: January 2022 to 5 March 2024; 1. Overview; 2. Overcrowding; 3. Prison administration.
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COI Query - DRC: The Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) movement, including recruitment practices and prevalence of pressure to join the BDK movement; treatment by BDK members and consequences for individuals refusing

Reference period: January 2019 to 13 March 2024; 1. Overview of the Bundu dia Kongo; 2. Recruitment practices and treatment upon refusal to join; 3. State protection.
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COI Query - DRC: treatment of members of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development (Engagement pour la Citoyenneté et le Développement, ECIDé) political group by the state

Reference period: January 2021 to 22 March 2024; 1. Background; 2. Treatment by the state.
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COI Query - DRC: The Kamuina Nsapu Militia

Reference period: January 2021 to 24 May 2024; 1. Background and activities of the Kamuina Nsapu militia; 2. Treatment of members/supporters of Kamuina Nsapu militia by the government.
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COI Query - DRC: Security Situation in Kasai Central Region

Reference period: January 2023 to 2 June 2024; 1. Background; 2. Political developments; 3. Security developments, including security incidents; 4. Humanitarian situation, including humanitarian access; 5. Internal displacement.
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COI Query - DRC: Armed Rebel Groups in North and South Kivu

Reference period: January 2008 to 31 December 2013; 1. Background; 2.
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