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| Persons displaced by ethnic conflict in Eastern Congo |
| © Human Rights Watch, Suliman Ali Baldo December 2000 |
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Congo: A Continuing Human Rights Disaster
Eastern Congo: Rebels' Persecution of Rights Activists (New York, August 21, 2001) -- The Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD-Goma), a rebel group based in eastern Congo, has stepped up abuse of civil society activists, Human Rights Watch charged. Congo: Activist Held in Kinshasa (New York, 22 June 2001) -- The Congolese government should immediately stop arbitrarily arresting human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said today. Congo: Rebel Fighting Imperils Beni Residents  (New York, June 12, 2001) Residents of the eastern Congolese town of Beni are caught in the crossfire of week-long violent clashes between two competing rebel factions, with many civilians killed and injured, Human Rights Watch said today. Congo Ratifies Ban on Child Soldiers: Urged to Demobilize Children in it's Forces - Letter to Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph June 5, 2001 Congo Rebel Group Forces Children into Army (New York, May 29, 2001) The major rebel group in eastern Congo continues to recruit children to wage war against the Congolese government, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released today. Congo: Hostage Situation Raises Concerns for Civilian Population (New York, May 25, 2001) Deployments of Ugandan and local rebel forces in response to a hostage situation in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pose a serious threat to the security of the civilian population, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant Human Rights Abuses and Occupation of the DRC by Foreign Armies Suliman Ali Baldo Testimony at the House Committee on International Relations May 17, 2001 Human rights activist in Kinshasa detained since February 2001 Take Action Now! April 12, 2001 Congo: Resource Exploitation Exacerbates Civilian Suffering Call for U.N. Security Council to End Bloodshed (New York, April 20, 2001) Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations Security Council today to take action against the looting of resources by foreign troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo and address the devastating human rights abuses being committed by the same troops. More... Ugandan Occupation Worsens Congo's Problems (New York, March 28, 2001) Ugandan authorities have fueled political and ethnic strife in eastern Congo with disastrous consequences for the local population, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released today. More.. L'Ouganda dans l'est de la RDC : une presence qui attise les conflits politiques et ethniques Congo, Rwanda Responsible for Severe Abuses (Washington, February 1, 2001) The two African leaders at a Congressional prayer breakfast this morning are fighting a war that has caused massive civilian casualities, and U.S. officials meeting with them should make that the focus of their dialogue, Human Rights Watch said today. More.. Congo: Massacres in Ugandan-Controlled Areas (New York, January 22, 2001) The Ugandan government must be held responsible for the security of the population and humanitarian workers in areas under its control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Human Rights Watch said today. On January 19, rival Lendu and Hema militias killed at least one hundred and fifty civilians in the northeastern Congo town of Bunia. Uganda is one of six foreign governments that have intervened in the civil war in the Congo (DRC) where its troops now control a sizable portion of the northeast. More... Background to the Hema-Lendu Conflict in Uganda-Controlled Congo In the past two years, Ugandans have recruited and trained both Hema and Lendu to serve in the forces of the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML), a rebel group which is backed by Uganda and which nominally controls this area. Within the last year, however, at least some Ugandan officers have reportedly favored the Hema More.. |
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