![]() ![]() Kakwavu, head of a 5,000 strong, well-armed militia on Congo's border with The army and following orders from superiors on where I will be deployed," Says he is in the process of handing all his weapons over to the government Never far from his cane, pistol or bodyguards,Īnd dressed immaculately in Italian suits and crocodile shoes, Kakwavu chiefs and visiting dignitaries in the city's smartest hotel and say The capital Kinshasa, where they sport gleaming new uniforms, live alongside Of child soldiers," the group said in a statement. Human Rights Watch these four commanders ordered, tolerated or personallyĬommitted ethnic massacres, murder, torture, rape, mutilation and the recruitment Katanga - should be investigated for their roles in Ituri violence. 10 - Jerome Kakwavu, Bosco Taganda, Floribert Kisembo and Germain Spotlight, as well as the lack of progress in finding peace. 25 has thrust the mayhem in Ituri back into the international War that sucked in six neighbouring countries. Peace process, which is struggling to stabilise Congo after a five-year Have been trying to pacify Ituri, bringing the militias into the wider Peacekeepers, a third of its Congo force, in the district. Rushed to the main town Bunia and the United Nations now has nearly 5,000 Of the international watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW).Ĭame to world attention in early 2003, a European intervention force was Rights," said Alison Des Forges, senior adviser to the Africa division Questions about the Congolese government's commitment to justice and human soldiers last week.įragile transitional government, or an international court, to investigateĪnd prosecute several of these men for war crimes - not reward them with Of armed militias in the mineral-rich district, where 50,000 people haveĭied since 1999 and gunmen killed nine U.N. Saw their appointment as an important step towards dismantling the plethora The men either sideĪre five of the most feared warlords from Congo's lawless Ituri district,Ĭelebrating new jobs as generals in the national army. Official, putting away beers at an impressive rate. ![]() Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.On a humid night in Kinshasa, six men sit at a table littered with beerĪt the head of the table sits a government Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. ![]() If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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