According to the UN report, released on Tuesday, at least forty civilians died during anti-government demonstrations in the capital, Kinshasa last December.
The report alleged that some of the protesters were beaten to death by Congolese soldiers and police.
But the government has rejected the report, which it described as fake news intended to harm the Congolese authorities.
The Information Minister LAMBERT MENDE said the thrust of the report was an attempt to discredit the country’s judicial, political and security institutions rather than to bring justice to the victims.
