About seven thousand people have died since January in combat in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, RDC first minister Judith Suumwa said at a high level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday (24), with combatants and civilians among the dead.
At least three thousand deaths were recorded in gum, said Suminwa, and about 450,000 people were homeless after 90 refugee camps were destroyed.
Since January, the rebel M23 group has captured areas of East of Congo, including the cities of Goma and Bukavu, and valuable mineral deposits.
Summwa called on the world to act and impose “dissuasive sanctions” the Rwanda amid mass displacements and summary executions.
“It’s impossible to describe the shouts and cries of millions of victims of this conflict,” she said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Geneva meeting said that human rights worldwide were being “suffocated” and referred to the horrible abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“If this issue of violation of territorial integrity is not resolved, the situation may degenerate,” the prime minister told Reuters after his speech on the board.
Understand the conflict in RD Congo
A rebellious alliance claimed the capture of the largest city in the East Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (RD Congo), rich in minerals, this week, surpassing government troops supported by regional and UN intervention forces.
Gum is another territorial gain for the rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the United States and UN -sanctioned armed group M23.
It is also a rapid expansion of the presence of insurgents in the east of the country – where rare minerals crucial for the production of phones and computers are extracted – and will probably make a longtime humanitarian crisis worse in the region.
The Congolese government has not yet confirmed the town of the rebels, but recognizes its presence at the site, which is the capital of the eastern province of Kivu do Norte.
In addition, RD Congo announced on Sunday (27) that it cut diplomatic relations with Rwanda and called back its diplomatic team from the country. The neighboring nation is accused of equipping the rebels with weapons and combatants.
A spokesman for the Rwanda government did not denied or confirm the support of the country to the armed group M23 when questioned by CNN.
Meanwhile, foreign peacekeepers of peacekeepers, as well as the military governor of the province of Kivu do Norte, have been killed in recent days trying to push the insurgents away, while thousands of residents flee from the region.
What is the M23?
The name M23 refers to the March 23, 2009 agreement, which ended an earlier revolt led by Tutsis in eastern RD Congo.
It is the latest group of rebels led by ethnic Tutsis supported by Rwanda, which have caused a riot in RD Congo since the aftermath of Genocide in Rwanda thirty years ago, when extremists Hutus killed Tutsis and Hutus moderate and then were overthrown by the forces led by Tutsis who still dominate Rwanda.
The M23 accuses the RD government Congo not to comply with the peace agreement and fully integrate the Congolese Tutsis with the Army and the Government.
The group also promises to defend the Tutsis interests, particularly against Hutus ethnic militias, such as Democratic Forces for Rwanda’s liberation (FDLR), founded by Hutus who fled Rwanda after participating in the 1994 genocide of almost 1 million Tutsis and Moderate Hutus and Hutus .
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