Irène Esambo Diata is a human rights lawyer and politician in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
[1] In the 2021 Lukonde government she kept her place in cabinet, as Minister-delegate to the Minister of Social Affairs, in charge of the Disabled and Other Vulnerable Persons.
[2] Irène Esambo practiced law for many years in Kinshasa, with expertise in cases of sexual violence, disability rights and victims of war.
She was head of the Centre d'Études sur la Justice et la Résolution 1325 (CJR), aiming at security sector reform in the light of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.
[3] In August 2019 Esambo was announced as a member of the Ilunga government, taking the new role of Delegate to the Minister of Social Affairs in charge of people living with disabilities and other vulnerable people.