Abstract: | The eastern part of the democratic republic of congo, in acronym drc, is in a war described by experts as "a war that does not say its name". a repeated war which, more than two decades ago, caused the loss of human lives and serious violations of human rights, of which most of the victims were civilians. this war continues, notwithstanding the intervention of the international community and the congolese army. in the search for solutions to this security challenge, the congolese government has declared a state of siege in this eastern part of the country. not so long ago, the drc ended up joining the east african community, abbreviated as the eac, despite the opposition of some members of this regional organization, which attaches paramount importance respect for human rights, the principles of democracy and the rule of law respectively. for many, this membership was welcomed and considered saving in the face of the recurrence of non-respect of human rights in this part of the country. and yet, according to the congolese government, some member states of this regional organization support this war, namely the rwandan government. this reflection describes the fate of the civilian population during this period of state of siege and establishes an inventory of human rights in the eastern part of the drc since its accession to the constitutive treaty of the eac. |