United Nations Imposes Sanctions on Congolese Official Over Child Soldiers -- BloombergThe United Nations imposed sanctions on a Democratic Republic of Congo army commander for multiple human-rights abuses, including the use of child soldiers, the UN missions of the U.S., U.K. and France said in a joint statement.
A UN Security Council sanctions committee banned Lieutenant-Colonel Innocent Zimurinda from foreign travel and froze his assets after reports by the UN and other aid groups accused him of ordering massacres and rape, and recruiting child soldiers, according to the e-mailed statement.
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Update #1: DRC colonel on UN blacklist for alleged rapes and murders -- RFI
Update #2: Congo army commander hit with U.N. sanctions -- Yahoo News/Reuters
My Comment: When senior officers of your country's military are put on a UN list for war crimes, that is when you know that you have a failed state.
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