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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2005)

Title II, Chapter 2, Article 48:

“The right to decent housing, the right of access to drinking water and to electric energy are guaranteed. The law establishes the modalities of the exercise of these rights.”

Title II, Chapter 3, Article 53:

“All persons have the right to a healthy environment and [one] propitious for their integral development.

They have the duty to defend it.

The State sees to the protection of the environment and the health of the population.”