Christian human rights investigator found dead in Congo

Michael J. Sharp, 34, a Mennonite peace worker in the Democratic Repub­lic of the Congo, was found dead on March 27.

Since 2015, Sharp had been working for the United Nations in the Congo. He previously worked with the Church of Christ in Congo, an association of more than 60 Protestant denominations, whose agencies respond to the needs of displaced people, support victims of violence, and encourage armed groups to demobilize and reintegrate into society.

António Guterres, UN secretary-general, confirmed Sharp’s death along with the death of two others with whom he worked “seeking to understand the causes of conflict and insecurity in the DRC in order to help bring peace to the country and its people.”