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Urgent Action: Activist And Lawyer Held At Military Facility (Democratic Republic of the Congo: UA 162.17)

July 5, 2017

Jean-Marie Kalonji, an activist with the youth movement Quatrieme voie/ il est temps, was arrested by military security forces on Friday 23 June in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His colleague and lawyer Sylva Mbikayi was arrested a few hours later when he attempted to visit Jean-Marie Kalonji where he was detained.

Jean-Marie Kalonji, an activist with the youth movement Quatrieme voie/ il est temps, was arrested by military security forces on Friday 23 June in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His colleague and lawyer Sylva Mbikayi was arrested a few hours later when he attempted to visit Jean-Marie Kalonji where he was detained. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • Calling on the Congolese authorities to release Jean-Marie Kalonji and Sylva Mbikayi immediately and unconditionally;
  • Calling on them to ensure that Jean-Marie Kalonji and Sylva Mbikayi have full and immediate access to a lawyer of their choosing, family members and medical assistance;
  • Urging the Congolese authorities to guarantee that Jean-Marie Kalonji and Sylva Mbikayi are not subjected to torture and other ill-treatment.

Contact these two officials by 11 August, 2017:

Minister of Human Rights Mrs. Marie-Ange Mushobekwa Ministère des droits humain Place Royal Kinshasa-Gombe Democratic Republic of Congo Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Minister

Ambassador François Balumuene, Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo 1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 725, Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202 234 7690 Fax: 202 234 2609 -OR- 202 223 3377 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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