The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

This is the voice of Vietnam Broadcasting from Hanoi, capitol of the Democratic republic of Vietnam.

I can't be calm when I drive through sections of Atlanta that look more like Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, than America.

Any appeasement of tyranny is treason to this republic and to the democratic ideal

Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In terms of capacity, the OIE and SADC are particularly worried about Tanzania, Angola, DRC [Democratic Republic of Congo], Mozambique and Malawi. South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe are considered to have relatively strong capacity.