A/HRC/33/36 Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo — FARDC). The Office has also observed a growing incidence of human rights abuses in the western provinces, including in Kinshasa. These consist of serious violations of fundamental freedoms committed by members of the police force, the National Intelligence Agency and other government officials, mainly targeting political opponents, human rights defenders and protesters, and attests to a deplorable narrowing of the democratic space. Such developments are particularly worrisome and could undermine the credibility of the political dialogue and the electoral process. The High Commissioner encourages the Government to implement all the recommendations made in the present report and reaffirms the willingness of his Office to support the authorities’ efforts to protect and promote human rights. 2 GE.16-13984