UN Report: Rwanda And 6 Other Countries May Have Committed Genocide In Congo

Rwanda May Have Committed Genocide In Congo, UN Says -- Bloomberg

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Rwandan soldiers may have committed genocide and six other countries are suspected of war crimes or crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1993 to 2003, the United Nations said.

A so-called mapping report, published by the UN’s human- rights agency today, details more than 600 “gross violations of human rights and/or international law” by rebel groups and the armies of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe and Chad. Rwandan soldiers in particular may be guilty of genocide for the deliberate killing of ethnic Hutu refugees, according to the report.

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More News On The UN Report Of Genocide In The DR Congo

UN claims possible genocide in DRCongo -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.N. report details hundreds of Congo atrocities -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN claims possible genocide in DRCongo -- Sydney Morning Herald
UN report pins Uganda on Congo -- Daily Monitor
UN tones down Congo 'genocide' report -- AP
Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi furious at UN DRC report -- RFI
Backlash as UN unveils DRCongo massacres report -- AFP
Uganda rejects UN report on war crimes in Congo -- The Guardian
Ugandan fury over UN report into Congo 'war crimes' -- BBC
Dispute Over U.N. Report Evokes Rwandan Déjà Vu -- New York Times
UN's Congo report could spur genocide trials -- AP
DR Congo demands justice for massacre victims -- Vancouver Sun/AFP
Rwanda: UN Report On Congo Atrocities Threatens Regional Stability -- RTT News
Identify the Congo killers and bring them to justice -- Reed Brody, The Guardian
ANALYSIS-Justice in doubt for Congo atrocity victims -- Reuters

My Comment: There is going to be no follow-up on this report. Rwanda is needed for peace keeping missions in places like Darfur, and charging Rwanda's leaders for genocide while they are preventing genocide in Darfur is a decision that the UN is not going to take (for now).