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Prisoner Release – 2009

According to the U.S. State department report, there were few political prisoners.¹ Nevertheless, it is not clear if those prisoners were affiliated with rebel groups which were part of the agreements in 1999.

According to the U.S. State department report, in 2010 there were no political prisoners being detained by the government of Republic of Congo.²

1. “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2008- Republic of Congo,” U.S. State Department, 2009, accessed February 27, 2012, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/af/135948.htm.
2. “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2010- Republic of Congo,” U.S. State Department, 2011, accessed February 27, 2012, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/af/154341.htm.