Ministry of Justice (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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| Jurisdiction | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Headquarters | Kinshasa |
| Minister responsible | |
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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.