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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Prisons

Lords · Question HL12241 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Dec 2025

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Asked by Baroness Deech

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have offered support in improving prison conditions through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following reports of rapes at Makala P

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Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 8 Dec 2025

In total, the UK's Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) has supported over 1,000 survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to rebuild their lives, and access justice, and we continue to raise human rights v...