Call for More Peacekeepers Ahead of Elections
A coalition of rights groups says the United Nations Security Council should send more peacekeepers to areas of Congo where rebels operate ahead of this year's presidential election.
In a press statement, the group of 47 international and Congolese organisations, led by Human Rights Watch (HRW), says it fears the brutal Ugandan-led Lord's Resistance Army will try to disrupt November 28 elections.
According to HRW, the LRA carried out 107 new attacks on civilians in Congo since the beginning of the year. Despite the threat the group poses, the coalition says only five percent of the UN's peacekeepers in Congo are in LRA-affected areas.
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In a press statement, the group of 47 international and Congolese organisations, led by Human Rights Watch (HRW), says it fears the brutal Ugandan-led Lord's Resistance Army will try to disrupt November 28 elections.
According to HRW, the LRA carried out 107 new attacks on civilians in Congo since the beginning of the year. Despite the threat the group poses, the coalition says only five percent of the UN's peacekeepers in Congo are in LRA-affected areas.
To read the article titled, “Rights groups: more peacekeepers during Congo vote,” click here.
Source:
The Citizen
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