A/HRC/10/58 page 3 Annex CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction ................................................................................................... I. 1-5 4 6 - 16 5 Massive human rights violations committed by all forces in North Kivu .................................................................. 6 - 13 5 Unprecedented attacks against civilians by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Oriental Province ........................... 14 - 16 6 OVERALL HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO .............................. 17 - 44 7 Generalized impunity - a main contributing factor to violations ............................................................................... 17 - 24 7 Increasing political repression and related human rights violations ................................................................................... 25 - 35 9 C. Sexual violence .......................................................................... 36 - 38 11 D. Arbitrary arrests, torture and appalling detention conditions .................................................................................. 39 - 44 12 ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO .................................................................................... 45 - 56 13 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................ 57 - 61 16 A. Conclusions ............................................................................... 57 - 60 16 B. Recommendations ..................................................................... 61 17 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE CONTEXT OF ARMED CONFLICTS IN EASTERN CONGO .............................. A. B. II. A. B. III. IV. Page