Category: UN Report
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UN Report Conclusions
VIII. Conclusions and recommendations 44. FARDC soldiers and combatants of the M23 armed group are responsible for gross violations of human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law in the context of the combat between the two Parties in and around Goma and Sake, North Kivu province, as well as during the retreat…
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UN Report Measures taken by MONUSCO
VII. Measures taken by MONUSCO and the international community 38. MONUSCO, in line with its mandate to protect civilians and to support the Congolese army, provided significant assistance to the FARDC during the period of fighting between 15 and 20 November 2012. This included 18 attack helicopter missions against M23 positions and direct fighting with…
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UN Report Human rights violations
V. Human rights violations 17. During the armed combat between the M23 and the FARDC between 15 November and 22 November 2012, the UNJHRO documented human rights violations that were committed by both sides. During their occupation of Goma and Sake, M23 combatants committed gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian…
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UN Report Legal framework
IV. Legal framework 14. The human rights mentioned in this report are protected by several international instruments ratified by the DRC, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights5, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights6, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights7 and the Optional Protocol to the Convention…
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UN Report Context
III. Context of the combat and of actors present in the area 8. For years, the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu have experienced cycles of violence and armed conflict centred on the huge mineral wealth and fertile land of this part of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Weak state institutions, including…
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UN Report Methodology
II. Methodology 4. UNJHRO field presences conducted human rights monitoring and investigation activities2 in the areas affected by the conflict in and around Goma, North Kivu. In addition to monitoring activities in and around Goma, the UNJHRO conducted two investigation missions to Minova and surrounding villages, Kalehe territory, South Kivu province, from 6 to 8…
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UN Report Introduction
I. Introduction 1. On 15 November 2012, renewed fighting broke out between combatants of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) armed group and soldiers of the Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC) to the north of the town of Goma, North Kivu province. After five days of combat, M23 rebels seized and…
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United Nations Report
In April 2012, a mutiny of the Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC) in North Kivu, initiated by General Bosco Ntaganda, led to the creation of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) rebellion. After occupying part of Rutshuru territory from July 2012, the M23 rebellion seized the towns of Goma and Sake…