Press Release - DRC Revised Mining Code, local governance, and COVID-19: Between aspirations and reality

During a webinar organised by 5 European civil society organisations in parallel with the 45^th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC45), representatives of organisations from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) questioned the effectiveness of the implementation of the revised Mining Code and its impact on the human rights of local populations, including in the context of COVID-19.