A Candle For Remembering
May this memorial candle lights up the historical past of our beloved Country: Rwanda, We love U so much. If Tears could build a stairway. And memories were a lane. I would walk right up to heaven. To bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken. No time to say goodbye. You were gone before I knew it And. Only Paul Kagame knows why. My heart still aches with sadness. And secret tears still flow. What It meant to lose you. No one will ever know.
Why did Kagame this to me?
Can't forget. He murdered my mother. What should be my reaction? FYI: the number of orphans in Rwanda has skyrocketed since the 1990's Kagame's invasion. Much higher numbers of orphans had and have no other option but joining FDLR fighters who are identified as children that have Lost their Parents in Kagame's Wars inside and outside of Rwanda.If someone killed your child/spouse/parent(s) would you seek justice or revenge? Deep insight: What would you do to the person who snuffed the life of someone I love beyond reason? Forgiving would bring me no solace. If you take what really matters to me, I will show you what really matters. NITUTIRWANAHO TUZASHIRA. IGIHE KIRAGEZE.If democracy is to sell one's motherland(Africa), for some zionits support, then I prefer the person who is ready to give all his live for his motherland. Viva President Putin!!!
RPF committed the unspeakable
The perverted RPF committed the UNSPEAKABLE.Two orphans, both against the Nazi world. Point is the fact that their parents' murder Kagame & his RPF held no shock in the Western world. Up to now, the Rwandan Hitler Kagame and his death squads still enjoy impunity inside and outside of Rwanda. What goes through someone's mind as they know RPF murdered their parents? A delayed punishment is actually an encouragement to crime, In Praise of the ongoing Bloodshed in Rwanda. “I always think I am a pro-peace person but if someone harmed someone near and dear to me, I don't think I could be so peaceful. I would like to believe that to seek justice could save millions of people living the African Great Lakes Region - I would devote myself to bringing the 'perp' along to a non-happy ending but would that be enough? You'd have to be in the situation I suppose before you could actually know how you would feel or what you would do”. Jean-Christophe Nizeyimana, Libre Penseur
Hutu Children & their Mums
Look at them ! How they are scared to death. Many Rwandan Hutu and Tutsi, Foreign human rights advocates, jounalists and and lawyers are now on Death Row Waiting to be murdered by Kagame and his RPF death squads. Be the last to know.
Almighty God :Justice for US
Hutu children's daily bread: Intimidation, Slavery, Sex abuses led by RPF criminals and Kagame, DMI: Every single day, there are more assassinations, imprisonment, brainwashing & disappearances. Do they have any chance to end this awful life?
Killing Hutus on daily basis
RPF targeted killings, very often in public areas. Killing Hutus on daily basis by Kagame's murderers and the RPF infamous death squads known as the "UNKNOWN WRONGDOERS"
RPF Trade Mark: Akandoya
Rape, torture and assassination and unslaving of hutu women. Genderside: Rape has always been used by kagame's RPF as a Weapon of War, the killings of Hutu women with the help of Local Defense Forces, DMI and the RPF military
The Torture in Rwanda flourishes
How torture flourishes across Rwanda despite extensive global monitoring
Fighting For Our Freedom?
We need Freedom, Liberation of our fatherland, Human rights respect, Mutual respect between the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority
Saturday, November 24, 2012
A Crime of Silence - in J'Accuse
The Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Perpetrator Paul Kagame Should Be Imminent .
Why such silence over Kagame's genocide ?
"Nothing is graver in a criminal sense than a
deliberate state policy of systematic extermination of a people based on their
particular ethnic identity."
—
Verdict
of the Tribunal
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| Why does United States keep silence on Kagame victims? where are President Obama, US secretary of State Hilary Clinton, The UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon, the EU community? |
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| The Tutsi
General James Kabarebe M23 High Commander Rwandan Minister of Defense |
True, there is still a lingering sense of guilt since more than a century over the world's most interests in plundering the resources of the DRC throughout permanent war and now through
The
Tutsi leadership in Rwanda Uganda Congo Congo United States of America UK Rwanda
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| The Tutsi
General Ntaganda M23 deputy commander |
Unfortunately, DRC is still under UN embargo for weapons, with a very weak «government" denying it the right to defend its citizens.
Unfortunately, DRC is still under UN embargo for weapons, with a very weak «government" denying it the right to defend itself. By all accounts, this international conspiracy needs to end. In this 21st century, no country should be denied the right to defend itself. The Congolese have the right to elect their own Leaders. This is the only way DRC can deter various militias groups and voracious neighbors from engaging in further destabilizations.
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| The Tutsi General Nkunda hiding in Rwanda After slaughtering Rwandan Hutu refugees & Congolese People |
The world
needs to take note. The slogan "No More holocaust" has no
significance in the DRC, over
two million people to be displaced, thousands of women and children to be
raped, and the ecosystem to be savagely destroyed by Rwandan in Central. Despite
this horrendous picture, the  |
| The Tutsi
Colonel Jules Mutebusi
hiding in Rwanda After slaughtering Rwandan Hutu refugees & Congolese People |
The United Nations
and The USA Empire -establishment reaction would have been different if the
victims were of a different country and race. These pictures are the best
illustration of it:.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history.”2010 elections: Repeat of Rwanda tragedy. The August 9,2010 elections needlessly repeats 2003 elections ... Indict Rwanda´s Tyrant Kagame! The mastermind of the Rwanda and Congolese genocides. The african Leader! The Man of Peace ! (Clinton and Blair - Shame on them)The west has democracy because it has institutions that hold people accountable.
Mister President,
Because I am convinced that
current American policy toward Rwanda Rwanda
Therefore I and many of all us urge you to seize that opportunity, and
to enunciate a new strategy that would secure the interests of the U.S. Rwanda Rwanda
All Rwandans and Congolese people stand ready to offer our full support
in this difficult but necessary endeavour.
Make it plainly clear to the Chinese and all other repressors that
democracy and human rights are still, and will always be the unwavering
principles of the democratic world that can not be bought.
Respectfully,
The SurViVor
African SurViVors International
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Monday, November 19, 2012
DRC- Goma. As the
Rwandan-backed M23 armed group advanced towards Goma and fighting resumed today
around the capital of 
Tens of thousands of civilians have already fled – including many who were previously displaced – and the humanitarian and security situation has deteriorated dramatically since fighting between M23 and the Congolese army (FARDC) resumed some 30 km north of Goma on 15 November.
"The advance towards the gates of Goma places thousands more civilians at risk," said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's Secretary General.
"All parties to the conflict must protect civilians from attack and respect international humanitarian law, as hostilities get closer to densely populated areas."
Since the M23 was created in April 2012, Amnesty International has documented numerous human rights abuses attributed to its fighters – including unlawful killings, forced recruitment of children and young adults, and rape.
The latest clashes bring to a close three months of de facto truce between the national army and the M23, which controls most of the Rutshuru territory in
Despite the FARDC receiving support from UN MONUSCO peacekeepers’ attack helicopters, on 17 November the M23 overran the city of
Fear of being caught in the crossfire has forced some 70,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) living in the Kanyaruchinya camp 10 kilometres outside Goma to flee again. The M23 is now reportedly strengthening its positions in the Munigi area, just outside Goma.
The majority of displaced people from Kanyaruchinya have now crossed Goma to join other IDPs in the Mugunga camp, where the humanitarian situation is critical.
“As the fighting encroaches on Goma, the Congolese army and MONUSCO should take coordinated measures to ensure civilians are protected against the effects of future attacks,” said Shetty.
According to a UN statement, the M23 is now well equipped with heavy weapons, including 120mm mortars. Such weapons may have indiscriminate effects if used in densely populated areas.
With FARDC military installations and equipment located in Goma’s densely populated centre, there is increasing risk for the civilian population.
“The Congolese army should avoid placing military targets within densely populated areas to spare the civilian population, in case the M23 launches an offensive,” said Shetty.
Amnesty International also calls on the FARDC to stop allying itself with other local armed groups – some of whom are already involved in abuses against the civilian population – in the fight against the M23.
MONUSCO has a strong mandate to ensure the protection of civilians, including humanitarian personnel, under imminent threat of physical violence.
"UN peacekeepers must do more to avert a looming civilian protection catastrophe,” said Shetty.
"This must be matched with concrete measures by the international community to end violations of the UN arms embargo and prevent supplies of weapons to armed groups in eastern DR Congo."
In July of this year, Amnesty International documented M23 using Rwandan recruits and weapons supplied by
The UN Group of Experts on the DRC also accused
Although
Both
The M23 armed group
M23 is named after a failed peace agreement signed on 23 March 2009 and composed of soldiers who defected from the FARDC in April 2012. Most were previously members of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), another Rwanda-backed armed group that integrated into the Congolese armed forces in 2009.
M23 is led by Bosco Ntaganda, a former General in the Congolese army who is under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, and Colonel Sultani Makenga, recently placed on the UN sanctions list for recruitment of child soldiers.
Recent months have been marked by an increase in ethnic-related violence in eastern DRC. Other armed groups including the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), the Nyatura and Raia Mutomboki have targeted civilians on the basis of their perceived ethnicity.
Sarah Jackson
Amnesty International
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
A brutal and uncompromising verdict
Kagame has jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire after she was convicted of treason and received an eight-year sentence.
Kagame's court found her guilty of denying the 1994 genocide and of conspiring to commit terrorism.
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A Rwandan court sentenced the country’s top opposition political leader to eight years in prison on Tuesday for treason and on a charge unique to this central African nation torn apart by vicious ethnic attacks 18 years ago — genocide ideology.
wandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire jailed.
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| Ingabire victoire The would-Be President of Rwanda Now sentenced to 8 years imprisonment |
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| All hope is dead for those Hutu children There is nothing: no hope, no dream, no future, no life. |
The court also found her guilty of "belittling" Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
Ingabire was not in court to hear the verdict as she has been boycotting the trial, saying it is politically motivated.
The Unified Democratic Forces leader was arrested in April 2010 and was barred from standing in elections later that year.
The BBC's Prudent Nsengiyumva in the capital, Kigali, says her lawyer, the deputy UDF leader and a number of her supporters were in court.
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| For that Hutu mother : There is nothing: no hope, no dream, no future, no life. |
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| For those Hutu children : There is nothing: no hope, no dream, no future, no life. |
She had also faced terrorism charges, but these were dropped during the two-year trial.
The UDF has 30 days to appeal against the verdict.
Ingabire, a Hutu, returned from exile in the Netherlands in January 2010 - and has been in jail since her arrest.
She has questioned why Rwanda's official memorial to the 1994 genocide does not include any Hutus.
Does the World Community remain supporting the bloody Rwandan dictator?
Monday, October 29, 2012
The Freedom of Speech in Rwanda
The Democracy in Rwanda
Justice and Impunity in Rwanda
Human and Civil Rights
Discrimination of the majority Hutu ethnic group
remain serious issues that need urgent attention
of the International Community
Kigali 29 October 2012
This time after several postponements, hesitations and international mood-sensing, Paul Kagame's regime has finally decided to sentence the opposition leader, the 2012 Sakharov prize nominee, Madame Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza. It's tomorrow 30 October at 10:00 High court time. Sources confirm that a special cell in MPANGA central prison has been already prepared for her before this symbolical ruling by the High court.
From different corners of the country, some RPF followers have been prepared for national radio and TV live and studio call-in congratulating messages to the regime for the sentence of the FDU-Inkingi chairperson, presented as the worst national enemy. This moment is historical for the struggle for democracy, justice and freedoms in Rwanda. It's a turning point, a paradigm shift in the recent history of Rwanda. A day we will all remember.
The Rwandan government is still under strong criticism from its allies and foes following a damning report by the UN Security Council's Group of Experts accusing it of arming and providing personnel to M23 terrorist warlords in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwandan political leadership should be in the dock and not Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza who is calling for peaceful democratic change and genuine reconciliation underpinned by the rule of law and fair justice.
At this particular mark of our history, FDU-Inkingi is calling upon all Rwandans, party members and friends to stay calm and to watch the horizon for the wind of change. All of us in this generation will remember and bear witness of this political kangaroo process. Those who remember will not repeat history.
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| Hutu women slavery in coffee plantantions has reached the highest levels of RPF inhumanity |
The international community's voice has not being strong enough to save an innocent mother from the teeth of a politicized judicial ghost. You can still make a difference and make your voice heard and respected.
We are urging people who are concerned about these political proceedings to remain on our side, as we are going to bring about genuine change in this country. Madame Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza is our living hero, we are proud of her courage, determination and extraordinary leadership.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Friday, October 26, 2012
RDC:le Dr Mukwege échappe a la mort
Chaque nation, à n’importe quelle période, compte des héros nationaux, régionaux, locaux et d’autres largement méconnus.
Dans cette dernière catégorie, nous risquons de place un homme d’honneur et de valeurs, un homme qui fait son tout possible pour réaliser l’impossible. Un homme qui, loin des yeux médiatiques de Kinshasa, fait ce que le gouvernement de Kabila n’a jamais osé faire en 11 ans de pouvoir.
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| Dr Denis Mukwege |
Cet homme, Denis Mukwege, ose faire le travail du « gouvernement » et va-t-il plus loin jusqu’à oser dire au monde entier ce que même le soi-disant « président de la République » a peur de déclarer.
Pendant que Kabila n’a fait que des incantations absurdes sur le podium des Nations-Unies, voici un extrait de ce que cet homme de valeur nationale a osé prononcer devant les hommes (les plus) puissants de la planète concernant nos soeurs, mères et tantes de l’Est du pays.
Intégralité du discours du Dr Denis Mukwege aux Nations Unies
Excellences Messieurs les Ambassadeurs,
J’aurais voulu commencer mon discours par la formule habituelle : « j’ai l’honneur et le privilège de prendre la parole devant vous. » Hélas ! Les femmes victimes de violences sexuelles de l’Est de la RDC sont dans le déshonneur. J’ai constamment sous mes yeux les regards des vieillardes, des filles , des mères et même des bébés déshonorés.
Aujourd’hui encore, plusieurs sont soumises à l’esclavage sexuel ; d’autres sont utilisées comme arme de guerre. Leurs organes sont exposés aux sévices le plus ignoble.
Et cela dure depuis 16 ans ! 16 ans d’errance ; 16 ans de torture ; 16 ans de mutilation ; 16 ans de destruction de la femme, la seule ressource vitale congolaise ; 16 ans de déstructuration de toute une société.
Certes, vos états respectifs ont fait beaucoup en terme de prise en charge des conséquences de ces barbaries. Nous en sommes très reconnaissant.
J’aurais voulu dire « j’ai l’honneur de faire partie de la communauté internationale que vous représentez ici » Mais je ne le puis.
Comment le dire à vous, représentant de la communauté internationale quand, la communauté internationale a fait preuve de peur et de manque de courage pendant ces 16 ans en RDC.
J’aurais voulu dire « j’ai l’honneur de représenter mon pays. », mais je ne peux pas non plus.
En effet, comment être fier d’appartenir à une nation sans défense ; livrée à elle-même ; pillée de toute part et impuissante devant 500.000 de ses filles violées pendant 16 ans ; 6000000 de morts de ses fils et filles pendant 16 ans sans qu’il y aucune perspective de solution durable.
Non, je n’ai ni l’honneur ; ni le privilège d’être là ce jour. Mon coeur est lourd.
Mon honneur, c’est d’accompagner ces femmes Victimes de Violence courageuses ; ces femmes qui résistent, ces femmes qui malgré tout restent débout.
Aujourd’hui grâce au rapport des experts des nations Unies , au Mapping report du haut commissaire aux droits humain des nations unies et beaucoup d’ autres rapports crédibles , plus personne ne peut se cacher derrière l’argument de la complexité de la crise .Nous savons donc désormais les motivations de cette crise et ces différents acteurs. Ce qui fait défaut c’est la volonté politique.
Mais jusques à quand ? Jusques à quand devons nous encore assister impuissants à d’autres massacres ?
Excellences,Messieurs les Ambassadeurs ; c’est avec une grande humilité que je vous dis qu’on a pas besoin de plus de preuve, on a besoin d’une action, une action urgente pour arrêter les responsables de ces crimes contre l’humanité et les traduire devant la justice.
La justice n’est pas négociable on a besoin de votre condamnation unanime des groupes rebelles qui sont responsables de ces actes, on a besoin des actions concrètes à l’encontre des états membres des nations unies qui soutiennent de près ou de loin ces barbaries. Nous sommes devant une urgence humanitaire qui ne donne plus place à la tergiversation. Tous les ingrédients sont réunis pour mettre fin à une guerre injuste qui a utilisé la violence et le viol de femmes comme une stratégie de guerre. Les femmes congolaises ont droit a une protection à l’instar de toutes les femmes de cette planète.
Vouloir mettre tous ces rapports crédibles dans le tiroir de l’oubliette sera porté une atteinte grave à la crédibilité de différentes résolutions des nations unies exigeant la protection des femmes en période des conflits et donc décrédibiliser toute notre chère institution qui pourtant est censée garantir la non répétition du génocide.
Les acquis de la civilisation reculent ; ils reculent par les nouvelles barbaries comme en Syrie et en RDC ; mais aussi par le silence assourdissant et le manque de courage de la communauté internationale.
Nous ne saurions pas taire la vérité car elle têtue, nous devrions plutôt l’affronter pour éviter de trahir nos idéaux .
J’ai l’honneur de dire que le courage des femmes victimes de violences sexuelles de l’Est de la RDC finira par vaincre le mal.
Aidez-le à retrouver la paix !
Je vous remercie.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Security Council
SC/10798
‘Targeted Sanctions’ against Group’s Leadership for Violating Arms Embargo.
Strongly condemning the armed group known as the 23 March Movement, or M23, for its assaults on civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council this afternoon demanded the end of outside support for the Movement and expressed an intention to apply targeted sanctions against it, while requesting proposals for better protecting civilians and stemming arms to the area.Through a statement read out by Gert Rosenthal of Guatemala, which holds the Council’s rotating presidency for the month of October, the Council called for bringing to justice those responsible for attacks on civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, and abuses of human rights, including summary executions, sexual and gender-based violence and large-scale recruitment of child soldiers.
Condemning attempts by M23 to establish a parallel administration and undermine State authority in the area under its control, the Council demanded that the Movement and other armed groups, including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), immediately cease all forms of violence and other destabilizing activities.
The Council expressed deep concern at reports indicating that support for M23 continued to be provided by neighbouring countries and demanded that any and all support to armed groups cease immediately, calling upon neighbouring States to cooperate with Congolese authorities in demobilizing armed groups and dismantling the M23 administration.
Also expressing its intention to apply sanctions against those acting in violation of the existing arms embargo and other measures, in addition to applying them on the leadership of M23, the Council called on all Member States to submit, as a matter of urgency, listing proposals to the 1533 Committee on sanctions related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It reiterated its demand for full access to the eastern part of the country for that Committee’s Group of Experts.
The Council welcomed efforts to restore security in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo made by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union, taking note of the ongoing efforts of ICGLR and the Union to clarify proposals on a “Neutral International Force” in the east, and its relation to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
It requested the Secretary-General to present a special report on options to reinforce MONUSCO’s ability to better protect civilians and stop arms flows, focusing on “force multipliers” that would allow it to better cover its area of responsibility.
The Council also stressed the urgency of constructive dialogue between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours, especially Rwanda, and called on the United Nations Secretary-General to continue his good offices and to explore, when appropriate, further high-level diplomatic mechanisms to facilitate such dialogue.
Expressing deep concern over the humanitarian situation, the Council stated, in the text, that 320,000 people had been displaced from their homes in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the M23 mutiny started in April 2012. It called on all parties to allow unhindered humanitarian access to the areas under their control.
The meeting began at 4:13 p.m. and ended at 4:29 p.m.
Presidential Statement :
The full text of the presidential statement contained in document S/PRST/2012/22 reads as follows:
“The Security Council expresses its deep concern regarding the deteriorating security and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo due to ongoing military and other destabilizing activities of the 23 March Movement (M23) as well as other armed groups.
“The Security Council strongly condemns the M23 and all its attacks on the civilian population, United Nations peacekeepers and humanitarian actors, as well as its abuses of human rights, including summary executions, sexual and gender based violence and large scale recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Security Council also condemns the attempts by the M23 to establish a parallel administration and to undermine State authority. The Security Council demands that the M23 and other armed groups, including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), cease immediately all forms of violence and other destabilizing activities.
“The Security Council calls for perpetrators, including individuals responsible for violence against children and acts of sexual violence, to be apprehended, brought to justice and held accountable for violations of applicable international law. The Security Council expresses its intention to apply targeted sanctions against the leadership of the M23 and those acting in violation of the sanctions regime and the arms embargo and calls on all Member States to submit, as a matter of urgency, listing proposals to the 1533 Committee.
“The Security Council expresses its deep concern with the increasing number of displaced persons and refugees, with 320,000 people displaced from their homes in North Kivu province since the M23 mutiny started in April 2012. It calls on all parties, in particular the M23, to allow safe, timely and unhindered humanitarian access to the areas under the control of M23 and in the wider region in accordance with international law, including applicable international humanitarian law and the guiding principles of humanitarian assistance. It expresses concern about the shortfall in funding for humanitarian assistance and reiterates its call on the international community to provide appropriate humanitarian support. It also expresses concern at the possible negative impact of the prevailing situation in North Kivu on the security and humanitarian situation in South Kivu.
“The Security Council reaffirms its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and emphasizes the need to respect fully the principles of non-interference, good neighbourliness and regional cooperation. It reiterates its strong condemnation of any and all external support to the M23. In this regard, the Security Council expresses deep concern at reports indicating that such support continues to be provided to the M23 by neighbouring countries. The Security Council demands that any and all outside support to the M23 as well as other armed groups cease immediately.
“The Security Council calls upon all countries in the region to condemn the M23 as well as other armed groups and to cooperate actively with the Congolese authorities in disarming and demobilizing the M23 as well as other armed groups and dismantling the M23 parallel administration.
“The Security Council emphasizes the primary responsibility of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to reinforce State authority and governance in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including through effective security sector reform to allow army and police reform, and to end impunity for abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, and urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address issues of illegal exploitation and smuggling of natural resources.
“The Security Council welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Secretary General as well as of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union, to restore peace and security in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also stresses the urgency of constructive engagement and dialogue between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours, especially Rwanda, and the need to address the underlying causes of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It calls on the United Nations Secretary General to continue his good offices and to explore, when appropriate, further high-level diplomatic mechanisms to facilitate enhanced dialogue between relevant parties, including on the underlying causes of the conflict.
“The Security Council welcomes the establishment of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM), which was launched by the ICGLR on 14 September as an important starting point for rebuilding confidence between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It further welcomes the support provided by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to the EJVM and encourages, in coordination with ICGLR members, the participation of MONUSCO, as appropriate and within the limits of its capacities and mandate, in the activities of the EJVM and the reporting on any flow of arms and related materiel across borders of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“The Security Council takes note of the decisions by the ICGLR and the African Union regarding the deployment of a “Neutral International Force” in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and takes note of the ongoing coordination efforts between these organizations and the United Nations to clarify the objectives, modalities and means of the proposed Force in relation to MONUSCO.
“The Security Council expresses its full support to the United Nations Group of Experts of the 1533 Committee and calls for enhanced cooperation between all States, particularly those in the region, and the Group of Experts, encourages further that all parties and all States ensure cooperation with the Group of Experts by individuals and entities within their jurisdiction or under their control and reiterates its demand that all parties and all States ensure the safety of its members, and unhindered and immediate access, in particular to persons, documents and sites the Group of Experts deems relevant to the execution of its mandate.
“The Security Council expresses its full support to MONUSCO and commends the active measures it has taken to implement its mandate in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially protecting civilians, and encourages the continuation of these efforts. The Security Council requests the Secretary-General to present to the Security Council a special report on possible options, and their implications, for reinforcing the ability of MONUSCO to implement its mandate, including to protect civilians and report on flows of arms and related materiel across borders of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, focusing in particular on force multipliers. It calls on all parties to cooperate fully with the Mission and reiterates its condemnation of any attacks on its peacekeepers. The Security Council recalls that the Congolese Government bears the primary responsibility for ensuring security in its territory and protecting its civilians. The Security Council recalls the importance of close consultations with troop- and police- contributing countries.”
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The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Source: Associated Press
- Soutien au M23: les experts de l’ONU pointent de nouveau le Rwanda et l’Ouganda
- Congo M23 rebels attack army in North Kivu province
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council announced Friday that it intends to impose sanctions on the leaders of the M23 rebel movement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence has flared again.
Guatemala U.N. Ambassador Gert Rosenthal, the current Security Council president, read a statement saying that targeted sanctions would be applied to M23 leaders and others who are breaking the arms embargo in Congo.
"The Security Council strongly condemns the M23 and all its attacks on the civilian population, United Nations peacekeepers and humanitarian actors, as well as its abuses of human rights, including summary executions, sexual and gender based violence and large scale recruitment and use of child soldiers," the statement said. "The Security Council also condemns the attempts by the M23 to establish a parallel administration and to undermine State authority."
The M23 rebels have a stronghold on the border with Uganda and Rwanda, which has fueled allegations that those East African nations are backing the rebellion as arms are easily smuggled into rebel territory.
On Tuesday, a leaked U.N. Group of Experts report accused both Uganda and Rwanda of supporting the rebellion, which both countries strongly deny.
The rebels attacked the Congolese army Wednesday in an effort to gain weapons, ending a lull in fighting that had lasted a couple of months.
Congolese Army spokesman Col. Hamuli suggested that Wednesday's attack by the rebels may have been meant to show that they are not backed by Rwanda and Uganda.
The Security Council alluded to the allegations Friday, condemning any external support of the rebellion and calling on all neighboring countries to respect Congo's sovereignty.
"In this regard, the Security Council expresses deep concern at reports indicating that such support continues to be provided to the M23 by neighboring countries," the council statement said. "The Security Council demands that any and all outside support to the M23 as well as other armed groups cease immediately."
The panel of experts' report was leaked ahead of Rwanda's election to the Security Council on Thursday. Rwanda faced no competition in its successful bid, which was opposed by Congo and drew criticism from human rights groups.
Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo rejected the claims in the leaked U.N. report Thursday, dismissing it as the "flawed" work of biased experts and calling the leak's timing "predictable."
Rwanda won a two-year non-permanent seat on the council, starting in 2013, despite a July report by the U.N. experts panel that accused senior Rwandan security officials of supporting the rebellion and sending arms into Congo. Rwanda also rejected that report.
Rwandan and Congolese officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The M23's rebellion has caused at least 320,00,000 villagers in the province of North Kivu to flee their homes this year, according to the U.N. Eastern Congo has been engulfed in fighting since the 1994 Rwanda genocide, when fighters escaped across the border to Congo.
Eastern Congo's latest wave of violence exploded earlier this year when former rebels linked to Gen. Bosco Ntaganda defected, claiming that they weren't being paid by the Congolese military and that the government had failed to hold up their end of the 2009 peace deal that integrated them into the army. Ntaganda is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. END/
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