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UN rights council adopts resolution condemning Congo abuses

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Monday condemning human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the close of a special session on renewed violence in the country. The Council singled out abuses in the eastern province of North Kivu, including sexual violence and the recruitment of child soldiers. It adopted by consensus a draft submitted by Egypt on behalf of an African group, rather than a draft proposed by France on behalf of the EU. UN Watch, which testified at the special session, criticized the council for failing to reinstate an independent monitor and commence a fact-finding mission to investigate abuses. At the opening of the session Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged accountability for abuses as a prerequisite to quelling six years of fighting involving local militias. In October, the International Criminal Court (ICC) reasserted its jurisdiction over Congo war crimes issues. UN officials on the ground have also warned of possible war crimes and genocide being committed by militias attacking civilian populations.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on December 01, 2008 (boomark / email).