{"id":32116,"date":"2022-12-23T12:53:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T12:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/un-experts-report-says-congo-collaborates-with-fdlr"},"modified":"2022-12-23T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T13:21:21","slug":"un-experts-report-says-congo-collaborates-with-fdlr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/un-experts-report-says-congo-collaborates-with-fdlr","title":{"rendered":"UN experts report says ‘Congo collaborates with FDLR’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>A leaked report from the United Nations Group of Experts on DR Congo says the country\u2019s armed forces (FARDC) have been cooperating with armed groups, such as the FDLR, in the war against the M23 rebels, in North Kivu.<\/p>\n

Rwanda has long accused the FARDC of cooperating with the terrorist group FDLR, whose members are suspects of genocide crimes in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UN Group of Experts Report on DRC leaked to the media vindicates what Rwanda has consistently said,\u201d Yolande Makolo, the government spokesperson, wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Congolese army (FARDC) continues to directly support several irregular armed groups, and in particular works\/fights closely with the Rwandan genocidal militia FDLR.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UN Group of Experts Report on DRC leaked to media vindicates what Rwanda has consistently said.<\/p>\n

The M23 recently captured FDLR combatants, who admitted to working with the Congolese army.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work with FARDC in wartime,\u201d Innocent Uwamungu, one of the FDLR captives, told M23 officers.<\/p>\n

Another FDLR fighter said the FARDC provided them with ammunition and uniforms.<\/p>\n

The UN experts report recommends the Congolese government to \u201ctake all measures to prevent cooperation between FARDC elements and armed groups, notably in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo territories.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hate speech and xenophobia against Congolese Tutsi<\/b><\/p>\n

The UN group of experts said they had documented \u201ca worrying proliferation of xenophobia and hate speech inciting discrimination, hostility, and violence\u201d targeting Kinyarwanda-speaking populations, in particular, the Banyamulenge and Tutsi communities, who are accused of supporting the M23.<\/p>\n

The report says the Banyamulenge and Tutsi populations \u201creported being told, including by some FARDC members that they were not citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo because of their features, body shape, and language\u201d and they were \u201ctold to return to Rwanda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes, they are \u201cthreatened with being cut with machetes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UN experts said the anti-Tutsi or anti-Rwanda rhetoric has led to acts of violence, including killings. They documented incidents of targeted violence and public lynching of Rwandophone individuals.<\/p>\n

The UN experts report says the rhetoric has spread nationwide at the hands of political and military leaders as well as members of civil society. In particular, the report mentions Aba Van Ang, the North Kivu deputy police commissioner, who has \u201cincited civilians to take machetes \u2018against the enemy\u201d and Justin Bitakwira, a former minister, who \u201ccalled for every Congolese to identify \u2018infiltrators\u2019.<\/p>\n

Earlier in December, the European Union imposed sanctions on Bitakwira, accusing him of sustaining the insecurity in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Later in November, the UN special advisor on genocide prevention, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, said the violence in eastern DR Congo was \u201ca warning sign\u201d in a region with a genocide history.<\/p>\n

She said the violence was a result of the FDLR presence in eastern DR Congo, where the group remains active. Nderitu\u2019s office said they found \u201cindicators and triggers\u201d of atrocity crimes, especially targeting the Banyamulenge.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. A leaked report from the United Nations Group of Experts on DR Congo says the country\u2019s armed forces (FARDC) have been cooperating with armed groups, such as the FDLR, in the war against the M23 rebels, in North Kivu. 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