21 December 2011
Last updated at 21:07 ET
HRW says both protesters and bystanders have been caught up in police violence
At least 24 people have been killed by police in the Democratic Republic of Congo since last month’s disputed elections, a US rights group has said.
President Joseph Kabila was sworn in for a second term this week, but his rival, Etienne Tshisekedi says he won.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said most of the deaths occurred in the capital, Kinshasa, where Mr Tshisekedi has strong support.
It said it had evidence security forces had tried to cover up the deaths.
The elections were the first to be organised locally since the end of a devastating civil war in 2003, which left some four million people dead.
The results were announced on 9 December, but were immediately rejected by Mr Tshisekedi and his supporters, leading to clashes in the capital.
International observers said the electoral process had been too flawed to be credible.
HRW said that the deaths
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