Human rights activists targeted in Democratic Republic of Congo

Wednesday 30 June 2010 Days after the funeral of prominent activist Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, Amnesty International warns that the work of activists and journalists in the country is becoming increasingly deadly. The work of human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo is becoming increasingly deadly, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday as the country celebrates its 50th anniversary of Independence. The high profile celebrations come just days after the 26 June funeral of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, the country's most prominent human rights activist, whose body was…

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