A/HRC/27/42 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 September 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session Agenda items 2 and 10 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Technical assistance and capacity-building Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation and the activities of her Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo* Summary In its resolution 24/27, the Human Rights Council invited the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a report to its twenty-seventh session on the situation of human rights and the activities undertaken by her Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The present report covers the period from June 2013 to May 2014. In the present report, the High Commissioner commends the efforts made by Congolese authorities to address serious human rights concerns. In particular, the prosecution of State agents for human rights violations continued to increase, including through mobile court hearings. In addition, in February 2014, the Government promulgated an Amnesty Law for acts of insurrection, acts of war and political offences, excluding amnesty for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of human rights. It is also encouraging that the Government has proposed legislation aimed at establishing specialized chambers within the civilian justice system to try perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. The Government further constructively engaged with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. * Late submission. GE.14-15246 (E) *1415246*