Ida Sawyer, DR Congo Researcher for Human Rights Watch, adds that the repression is in contradiction with the rights of citizens to express themselves: 
Ida Sawyer, Mtafiti wa Kongo DRC wa Shirika la Kutetea Haki za Binadamu la Human Rights Watch, anaongeza kwamba vitendo vya kuzima maandamano vinapingana na haki za raia ambao lengo lao ni kujieleza: