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23.01.09
The rebel leader Laurent Nkunda arrested
in Rwanda
 Laurent
Nkunda, Tutsi rebel leader of the National Council for the Defence of
the People (CNDP) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has
been arrested, a statement from a joint Rwandan-DR Congo military
operation said on Friday.
The statement said
Nkunda was captured on Thursday evening when he was fleeing on
neighbouring Rwandan territory. The ex-general was nabbed at 10: 30 p.m.
local time Thursday on his way to flee to Rwanda after resistance
against "our troops at Bunagana" in North Kivu
province, the statement said.
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22.12.08
Security Council
extends and reinforce Democratic Republic of Congo mission, unanimously
adopting resolution 1856 (2008)
The
Council authorizes
Continuation of Increased Troop, Police Strength; Requests
‘Highest Priority’
Be Given to Crisis in Kivus, Protection of Civilians
On 22.12.08 the
UN Security Council, adopted
unanimously through the resolution
1856 (2008) to extend the United Nations Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (MONUC) for another year, while reinforcing its
strength and refocusing its mandate more sharply on the protection of
civilians tormented by violence in eastern provinces.
The 15-member body authorized deployment
of up to 19,815 military personnel, 760 military observers, 391 police
and 1,050 personnel of formed police units in the vast central African
country through the end of 2009. The Council emphasizes the importance
of using “all necessary means” at its disposal, including robust rules
of engagement, to ensure the protection of not only civilians, but also
umanitarian personnel and United Nations staff and facilities.
Download the resolution
12.12.08
Final report of the Group of Experts on the
Democratic Republic of
the Congo
The Security Council
Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in accordance with paragraph 18
(d) of resolution 1807 (2008) has just released a report in which you
can read more about the general situation in Eastern Congo, and
specifically about:
CNDP
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Political
support
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Military
support and recruitment
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CNDP financing
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CNDP
control of Bunagana border post
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Individual financiers of CNDP
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CNDP and natural resources
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Support to
CNDP by the Government of
Rwanda
FDLR
Political leadership
in Europe
FDLR financing
through natural resources
South/North Kivu
networks and end buyers
FDLR-FARDC collaboration
Other armed
groups
Natural resources
and arms embargo violations
Read the report
UN
rights body starts session without DR Congo delegation
Deutsche Presse
Agentur,
29 nov. 08 - 08.50h
The United Nations Human Rights Council opened a special
session Friday on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
- but without representatives from Kinshasa, as they were denied visas
to Switzerland.
Opening the session, the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights, Navi Pillay, spoke of the "steady deterioration of human
rights" in the eastern DR Congo, where the General Laurent Nkunda has
been fighting government forces around the town of Goma.
She said there was a "culture of impunity" which
at least in part was a result of past peace agreements that let human
rights violators escape prosecution and even join government forces.
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DIDACE
NAMUJIMBO, RADIO OKAPI JOURNALIST MURDERED IN BUKAVU (DRC)
Source: Fondation Hirondelle
 Kinshasa,
22 November 2008 (Fondation Hirondelle) - Didace Namujimbo, a journalist
with Radio Okapi, was murdered by unknown individuals in Bukavu, in the
eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday (21 November)
evening. He was returning home when he was hit by one bullet to the head
a few metres only from his home. There are no indications regarding the
identity of his attackers, nor the motive or possible individuals behind
this murder.
Fondation
Hirondelle, which jointly runs Radio Okapi in partnership with the UN
Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC), is deeply shocked
by this despicable crime.
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Extra 3,100 UN troops to be deployed to Congo
UN
Security Council has agreed to send 3,100 more peacekeeping troops to
Congo
 An extra 3,100
peacekeeping troops will be sent to Congo, the UN Security Council said
today, even though rebels said they remained committed to a
pullback from the front lines. There are
currently 17,000 peacekeepers in the central African nation - the
world's largest UN peacekeeping mission - but they have been unable to
stop the fighting.
The reinforcements
come as urgent aid appeals for Congo are being made by aid agencies as
the extent of the humanitarian crisis is revealed.
Rebels have withdrawn from some of their positions in
the east to allow aid in.
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New Humanitarian Catastrophe in The DR Congo
 More
than 250,000 people are believed to have fled three large camps which
were then looted and burned to the ground, adding to 180,000 who had
already left their homes since the effective collapse of a peace deal in
August.
A ceasefire was agreed unalaterallly
declared by Nkunda appears to be holding. But the latest fighting, the
heaviest for many years, has raised fears of a possible "humanitarian
catastrophe" in an area torn by wars.
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3rd anniversary of the assassination of Pascal Kabungulu
Kibembi, former Executive Secretary of Héritiers de la
Justice
A call to resume the prosecution and establish memory site
 Héritiers
de la Justice (HJ), together with
other
human rights organisations grouped
under the umbrella organisation called RADHOSKI, celebrated on 31st
july 2008 the 3rd anniversary of the assassination of Mr
Pascal Kabungulu, its former Executive Secretary. During the ceremonies
different speeches were given and a visit to the requested memory site
of Pascal Kabungulu was organised. Most speeches concerned Pascal
Kabungulu ‘s life, his works, his relationships and requests to resume
the prosecution started by the end of 2005 so that the perpetrators can
be punished in accordance with law.
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