insert_link Africa Funding shortfall slows investigation into possible war crimes in the DRC Displaced by war. Photo: Reuters A United Nations‑mandated commission set up to investigate alleged human rights violations and war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been suspended indefinitely due to a severe shortfall in funding at the U.N. human rights office (OHCHR). In February, delegations at the Human Rights Council in Geneva green‑lit a formal Commission of Inquiry to collect evidence on massacres, sexual violence, and […] today25 June, 2025