{"id":40182,"date":"2023-04-20T17:13:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T17:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/us-diplomat-calls-on-dr-congo-to-denounce-hate-speech-hold-inciters-accountable"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:10:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:10:43","slug":"us-diplomat-calls-on-dr-congo-to-denounce-hate-speech-hold-inciters-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/us-diplomat-calls-on-dr-congo-to-denounce-hate-speech-hold-inciters-accountable","title":{"rendered":"US diplomat calls on DR Congo to denounce hate speech, hold inciters accountable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Robert Wood, the Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations (UN), has called upon the government of DR Congo to denounce hate speech and hold accountable those who incite violence within its territory.<\/p>\n

Wood was speaking during the UN Security Council Briefing on DR Congo and The Great Lakes Region, on Wednesday April 19.<\/p>\n

He asked the DR Congo government to \u201cimmediately end cooperation\u201d with armed groups including the FDLR, receive security sector reform, as well as \u201ccontinue denouncing hate speech and hold individuals accountable for inciting violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wood noted that the security situation in DR Congo has been taken advantage of by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terror group which will continue to pose a threat.<\/p>\n

\u201cConflict has displaced more than half a million people in 2023 alone, many of whom are being forced to live without access to adequate food, water or medical care in camps filled far beyond capacity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He welcomed the initiative and commitment of regional partners and the recent decrease in fighting, but said that despite these efforts, the situation in The Great Lakes Region continues to deteriorate and tensions between the DR Congo and Rwanda remain.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Burundi, Uganda and South Sudan have deployed troops to North Kivu Province. Angola has also committed to deploying troops to restore peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is imperative that additional security forces do not aggravate an already tense situation. As such I repeat my call on regional leaders to ensure their forces respect human rights, prioritise the safety of civilians and refrain from illicit activities such as extraction of natural resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Wood also said that the DRC government must do more to protect its citizens including providing land for sites where displaced people can receive services and enforcing its laws against human trafficking.<\/p>\n

In a speech that Rwanda\u2019s envoy to the UN Claver Gatete made, he said there is a need to be genuine about addressing the real problems of rights, justice and development, and committed to finding sustainable solutions for the people \u201cwho look to us for leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

He blamed DR Congo for lacking the will to negotiate with the M23, despite its efforts to adhere to the Nairobi agreement by continuing to withdraw from the areas it was occupying.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe region and the international community are expecting Kinshasa\u2019s cooperation to achieve lasting peace in eastern DRC following M23’s withdrawal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf negotiations are off the table, once M23 completes its withdrawal, the peace mechanisms may hit a dead end yet again and the consequence would be the recurrence of atrocities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

At a period when Rwandans and the world commemorate the Genocide against the Tutsi, Gatete noted that the UN sanctioned terrorist group that carried out the genocide is still at large in the DRC.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurthermore, FDLR enjoys the support and political shield that the DRC government provides while in active violation of UN sanctions. Since fleeing to the DRC, 29 years ago, the group has persistently spread its genocidal ideology in the DRC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Gatete commended the ongoing deployment of East African Community Regional Force contingents to the DR Congo and M23\u2019s ongoing withdrawal.<\/p>\n

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