Following the publication of the addendum to its interim report s2012348add. Intervention brigade authorized as security council grants mandate renewal for united nations mission in democratic republic of congo. Democratic republic of congo, attacks against and military. Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the democratic. While many within and outside the region feel that the rwandan government deserves. By the end of 2012, m23 controlled large areas of territory to the north of goma along the drcrwanda and drcuganda border. But links to m23 have already lost rwanda direct budgetary support and high profile military victories by the rebels are causing kigali a diplomatic headache. A new requirement from the congolese government that all mineral exports are to be audited and traced to conflict free. In rwanda s case this included arms, recruits and military leadership for the group from within the rwandan military. Rwanda 2015 human rights report executive summary rwanda is a constitutional republic dominated by a strong presidency.
United nations officials stated that, in addition to the rwandan troops. The m23 have rejected calls to withdraw from goma, the main city in eastern drc, which they seized control of a week ago. Rwanda has received an assessment of minimal advancement, because the governments support for m23 undermined other advancements made during the year to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Aresa, latinautor, abramus digital, bmg rights management, and 4 music rights societies show more show less. Condemning the 19month m23 insurgency in the democratic republic of the congo, the security council issued a presidential statement today, welcoming the armed groups announcement of an end to. Attacks on bunagana and principal towns in rutshuru. The fundamental failure was the lack of resources and political commitment devoted to developments in rwanda and to the united nations presence there. Rwandan genocide the slaughter of 800,000 people youtube.
News and information about africa issues and problems, human rights abuses, unpunished war crimes and crimes against humanity in africa, uks policy in africa and ukafrica politics and foreign relations, e. Congo m23 rebels surrender in uganda, official says. Rwanda s economy is expected to grow at an average gdp of 9% under nst1 for the country to remain on its path of economic transformation and the vision 2050 aims at ensuring better quality. Group of experts report for supporting m23 under financial and travel sanctions. M23 was an armed group based in the democratic republic of congo that the government of rwanda supported, but that was disbanded in november 20. Nov 10, 20 rwanda, under intense international pressure over its alleged covert aid to m23 rebels in the eastern democratic republic of congo, has maintained total silence since the groups defeat. This report documents the repression of political protests around. M23s chain of commanding is said to end with rwandas defence minister james kabarebe.
The conflict in the eastern democratic republic of the congo drc has intensified in recent weeks, and the international community has quickly responded to help maintain peace and stability. The uk has said it will consider its compelling findings before deciding whether to give more aid to rwanda. Feb 06, 2017 licensed to youtube by waxploitation on behalf of waxploitation. The united nations development programme undp is monitoring the countrys health progress towards millennium development goals 46, which relate to healthcare. Violation of the assets freeze and travel ban through supporting sanctioned individuals. According to a recent united nations report, the m23 has received significant. Rwanda, under intense international pressure over its alleged covert aid to m23 rebels in the eastern democratic republic of congo, has maintained total silence since the groups defeat. Obama urges rwandan president to stop support for m23. Rpf leaders dominated the process and other parties were only admitted if they recognized the rpfs supremacy. The group has placed these new radio intercepts in the united nations archives for future.
The ruling rwandan patriotic front rpf led a coalition that include d four smaller parties. Jun 02, 2012 the report deals exclusively with rwandan support to armed groups and sanctioned individuals in the eastern congo, and the findings are extremely damning. Unpacking rwandas involvement in dr congo and the international response. Final report of the group of experts on the democratic republic of. Sources indicate that m23 continued to receive support from rwanda in mid 20, including ammunition and. Wikimedia commons has media related to march 23 movement. Outreach programme on the rwanda genocide and the united nations. Afdl rebel movement, supported by rwanda and angola. Global policy forum is a policy watchdog that follows the work of the united nations. Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the democratic republic of congo, documents that congolese security forces along with recruited.
Agaciro development fund, africa research bulletin. Memoire online rwandas responses to money laundering. According to the dr congo government, 25 rwandan members of m23 have surrendered as part of a total of over 370 m23 soldiers that have allegedly surrendered by 25 june. The group has, however, found no substantive element. Rwandas concerns relate to the entire report, and are not limited to narrow definitional issues or specific allegations. Rwanda 2014 human rights report executive summary rwanda is a constitutional republic dominated by a strong presidency.
In the elections that followed, president kagame and the rpf won by disabling the opposition. Obama urges rwandan president to stop support for m23 rebels in congo. Direct assistance in the creation of m23 through rwandan. It draws attention to the lessons learnt from the rwanda genocide in. The government of rwanda has continued to support m23 and other armed. Hundreds of young men and boys were recruited in rwanda and forced to cross the border into congo and fight with the m23. The report said 14 former m23 soldiers told the group of experts that rwandans who deserted m23 and tried to go home to rwanda were forcibly returned to m23 by rwandan army officers. This report documents the repression of peaceful protesters, activists, journalists, and. The failure by the united nations to prevent, and subsequently, to stop the genocide in rwanda was a failure by the united nations system as a whole.
Nairobi, 3 april 20 irin the m23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the democratic republic of congos drc north kivu province, has been active for one year now. As world leaders have expressed regret over failing to stop the massacre of as many as one million people. A draft of the final report of the united nations group of experts on the democratic republic of. These reforms are supported by a new price structure in which traced conflict free minerals are sold at a 70 percent markup over untraced minerals. Report of the 24th session of the technical support. The stakes are therefore both economic and geostrategic but they have been uncovered, including by the latest united nations report which accused ugandan and rwandan officials of supporting m23, the socalled rebel group in the democratic republic of the congo, and recommended to the united nations that it sanctions kampala and kigali. Calling itself the m23 after the march 23 2009 peace agreement the new group claimed to be fighting for concessions granted by the government in the peace accord which were never implemented. Kigabo was previously a senior administrator of the free university of kigali. The democratic republic of the congos m23 in focus. Following a fouryear civil war, in just 100 days of the. Timeline 18851908 after king leopold of belgium acquires. Rwanda continues to be led by the rpf and president paul kagame, commander of the forces that ended the genocide. M23 provoked international outcry last november when the rebels with support from neighbouring rwanda, according to a united nations group of experts captured and briefly held the city of one. Thus, the rpf should be considered a spoiler, and an important underlying cause of the instability in the eastern congo, through its consistent support of numerous belligerent armed groups.
The group finds that rwanda is providing extensive support not just to the m23 rebellion, but to. Security council there were credible reports of emerging m23 activities in ituri in northeastern congo and called on the congolese government to speed up the. International opinion started to turn recently after the m23 rebel militia took control of goma in eastern drc and the united nations published a report stating that rwanda had created the group and commands it. Report of the 24th session of the technical support committee nairobi, 1617 july 2019. The lack of transparency in the gold trade makes it difficult to distinguish conflict gold from conflictfree gold. M23 s chain of commanding is said to end with rwanda s defence minister james kabarebe. We promote accountability and citizen participation in decisions on peace and security, social justice and international law. Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the.
The elites of the former regime were largely replaced. United nations group of experts on the democratic republic of. As such, despite its aid dependence, rwanda is a fiercely proud country and the rpf is, perhaps rightly, skeptical of the depth of the international communitys commitment to rwandas security and to peace in the region. A united nations report found that rwanda created and commanded the m23 rebel group. Rwanda has also liberalized its international trade policy by promoting the free movement of people and capital throughout the east african community eac. Credible reports of congos defeated m23 rebels regrouping. Dr congos m23 rebel leader heads to uganda for withdrawal talks. Jan 01, 20 the rwandan diaspora can use the internet to donate to the dedicated accounts opened in different rwandan banks. Forty years later, on july 10, 1999, drc, along with angola, namibia, zimbabwe, rwanda, and uganda, signed the lusaka ceasefire agreement for a cessation of hostilities between all belligerent forces in the congo. October, m23 also received fire support from rdf tanks at the rwandadrc border at. M23 was the most active mercenary group in congo until it was forced to leave and retreat to rwanda and uganda in november 20. It draws attention to the lessons learnt from the rwanda. In an attempt to solve the crisis which this rwandan support to armed.
The chairman of the independent inquiry into united nations actions during the 1994 rwanda genocide, ingvar carlsson, presented his report to. In brief congressional research service summary rwanda, a small landlocked country in central africas great lakes region, has seen rapid development and security gains since about 800,000 peoplemostly members of the ethnic tutsi minoritywere killed in the 1994 genocide. The m23 and the crisis in goma, the democratic republic of the congo. The suspension of aid is the first punitive action taken against kigali since the allegations of support to the m23 rebellion in congo surfaced in late june. Oct 04, 20 us blocks military aid to rwanda over alleged backing of m23 child soldiers. M23 takes over goma, then withdraws when the government promises to release m23 supporters. In a july 20 report, based on over 100 interviews held since march 20 with. Dr congos m23 rebel leader heads to uganda for withdrawal. Violence has plagued the democratic republic of congo drc since its emergence from belgian colonial rule in 1960. United nations s2012843 security council distr general 15 november 2012.
Rwanda also has a shortage of medical professionals, with only 0. Security council issues statement welcoming end of. The physical closeness of events just serves to cement kigalis guilt in the eyes of international observers. In 2010 voters elected president paul kagame to a second sevenyear term with 93 percent of the vote. African union, through its border programme, and the united nations to continue to support these efforts. Obama urges rwandan president to stop support for m23 rebels. The reason for the support given by rwanda, is that kigali covets the resource rich region of eastern drc. In these two ways, the user is free to explore the data in the.
The outreach programme on the rwanda genocide and the united nations focuses on preventing genocide and supporting survivors. The m23 relied on significant support from rwandan military officials who planned and commanded operations, trained new recruits, and provided weapons, ammunition, and other supplies. The report deals exclusively with rwandan support to armed groups and sanctioned individuals in the eastern congo, and the findings are extremely damning. The government of rwanda has continued to support m23. The group finds that rwanda is providing extensive support not just to the m23 rebellion, but to six other armed groups in the eastern congo. The m23 relied on significant support from rwandan military officials who. Us blocks military aid to rwanda over alleged backing of m23. Paul kagame and m23 bandits full report good people, this report carries with it some credible information bo. Bosco ntaganda and culminates with the minister of defence of rwanda, gen. Since the group submitted the addendum to its interim report, the mouvement du 23 mars m23 has continued to carry out military operations and expanded the. The ruling rwandan patriotic front rpf led a governing coalition that include d four smaller parties.
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