human rights protection

our objectives

• call

  for urgent, coordinated and enhanced mobilisation in favour of the protection, assistance and well-being of populations affected by conflict and displacement.

• contribute

  ongoing analyses and advocacy, in line with humanitarian coordination mechanisms, particularly the Protection Cluster and Child Protection.
  

• raise awareness

  on the scale and severity of rights violations observed in the field, particularly those affecting children, with our humanitarian, technical local and international partners.

strong local roots

Our work is distinguished by its local roots. We work in synergy with our local branches to report facts at the community level as accurately as possible in our advocacy efforts. Thanks to our presence in the field and our network of local partners, we ensure continuous monitoring and a response tailored to the realities of each territory.

our actions

RENAF monitors, prevents violations and promotes human rights, in coordination with other humanitarian actors. We regularly issue advocacy statements and official declarations on the humanitarian situation in specific locations in North and South Kivu provinces, taking a neutral, impartial and constructive approach.

We also organise awareness-raising sessions on fundamental rights and the prevention of violence within communities, in order to strengthen collective awareness of respect for human rights.

Bukavu team in our office

1 000+

800+

Vulnerable persons accompanied 

Cases of human rights violations

50+

Awareness sessions on fundamental rights and violence prevention

in 2025, renaf reported

our monitoring reports and advocacy work

• 22/01/2026 Plaidoyer à l’attention du Bureau Conjoint des Nations Unie aux Droits de l’Homme (BCNUDH)

• 21/01/2026 Déclaration officielle sur la situation humanitaire alarmante des enfants au Sud-Kivu (RDC)

• 19/01/2026 Plaidoyer sur la plaine de la Ruzizi et Ville d'Uvira au Sud-Kivu (RDC)

• 17/01/2026 Plaidoyer sur la situation des femmes et des enfants dans le contexte d'escalade du conflit armé au SUD-Kivu (RDC)

• 11/01/2026 Plaidoyer sur l'urgence humanitaire et sanitaire à Shabunda et Mwenga au Sud-Kivu (RDC)

• 01/2026 Plaidoyer sur la situation humanitaire et sanitaire en janvier 2026 au Sud-Kivu (RDC)