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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Minister of Justice

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Jurisdiction	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Headquarters	Kinshasa
Minister responsible	Rose Mutombo Kiesse  [fr]

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The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) has the following duties:

• Administration of justice
• Exercise of the regulatory power
• Control of Judicial Activities
• General supervision of judicial personnel
• Keeping seals and monitoring institutional reforms
• Overseeing the prison system's operations

The ministry exercises the rights conferred by the Code of Organization and Judicial Jurisdiction, Law on the Status of Magistrates, and the Penal and Civil Procedure Codes.

During the course of its history, the country was known as Zaire. Most recently, in 2010, the Ministry of Human Rights merged with the Ministry of Justice.

List of ministers

• Rémy Mwamba (1960)
• Marcel Lihau (1960–1961)
• Rémy Mwamba (1961–1962)
• Jean-Chrysostome Weregemere (1962)
• Justin Marie Bomboko (1963-1965)
• N'Singa Udjuu (1966-1968)
• Étienne Tshisekedi (1968-1969)
• Thomas Lwango (1969)
• Bruno Ndala (1969-1970)
• Muyembe Kanza Tshibangu (1972)
• A'Dokpe Lingo Nzondomio (1973-1974)
• Kabuita Nyamabu (1975-1976)
• Mulenda Shamwenge Mutebi (1976-1977)
• Mampuya Kanunk' a-Tshiabo (1977)
• Mozagba Ngbuka Bamangwa (1980-1981)
• Inonga Lokongo L'Ome (1981-1982)
• Vunduawe Te Pamako (1982)
• Mazanga Ngbuka Bomanga (1983)
• Gerard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1984)
• Bayona Ba Meya (1984-1985)
• Mobutu Sese Seko (1985-1986)
• Singa Udjuu (1986-1988)
• Mayabo Nkulu (1991)
• Mokuba (1992)
• Roger Glaanga (1993)
• Gerard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1994)
• N'Singa Udjuu (1994-1997)
• Celestin Lwangi (1997-1998)
• Mwenze Kongolo (1998-2001)
• Ngele Masudi (2001-2003)
• Honorius Kisimba Ngoy (2003-2006)
• Pierre Ilunga Bundu wa Biluba (2006-2007)
• Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda (2007-2008)
• Luzolo Bambi Lessa (2008-2012)
• Wivine Mumba Matipa (2012-2015)
• Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2016–present)

See also

• Justice ministry
• Democratic Republic of Congo

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