Human Rights in The Democratic Republic of The Congo - Historical Situation

Historical Situation

The following chart shows the Democratic Republic of the Congo's ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports, published annually by Freedom House. A rating of 1 is "free"; 7, "not free".1

Historical ratings
Year Political Rights Civil Liberties Status President2
1972 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1973 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1974 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1975 7 7 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1976 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1977 6 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1978 6 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1979 6 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1980 6 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1981 6 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
19823 6 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1983 6 7 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1984 6 7 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1985 7 7 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1986 7 7 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1987 6 7 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1988 6 7 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1989 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1990 6 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1991 6 5 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1992 6 5 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1993 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1994 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1995 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1996 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1997 7 6 Not Free Mobutu Sese Seko
1998 7 6 Not Free Laurent-Désiré Kabila
1999 7 6 Not Free Laurent-Désiré Kabila
2000 7 6 Not Free Laurent-Désiré Kabila
2001 6 6 Not Free Laurent-Désiré Kabila
2002 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2003 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2004 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2005 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2006 5 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2007 5 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2008 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2009 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2010 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila
2011 6 6 Not Free Joseph Kabila


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