source: HRW
actor1: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-) National Intelligence Agency
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Butembo
notes: On 19 April 2021, agents of the National Intelligence Agency detained and beat two LUCHA activists in Butembo city (Butembo, Nord-Kivu). The activists were apprehended after coming back from a protest whose aim was to demand increased government action against the recrudescence of rebel attacks in the region and the ousting of the MONUSCO for its perceived inaction regarding the country's security situation.