Press Release: MJPC also strongly condemns the barbaric massacres in the DRC

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Pressure mounts on UN in Congo (MONUC) to arrest war criminal NkundaMediaSyndicate (press release) - Dec 23, 2008He also denounced the failure of MONUC to take appropriate measures to arrest NKUNDA despite new evidence that his troops continue to commit heinous crimes ...
A petition demanding MONUC to arrest NKUNDA immediately for war ...Free press releases (press release), UK - Dec 6, 2008A web site calling for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Congo (known by its French acronym MONUC) to immediately arrest Laurent Nkunda to face justice for ...
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African ministers hold conflict talksAFP - Dec 22, 2008The meeting was also to discuss the adjournment of peace talks between the DR Congo government and Laurent Nkunda's rebels who refused to sign a joint ...
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Press Release: An Online Museum of the Victims of War in the D.R. Congo

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L’ambassadeur libyen en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a annoncé mardi que son pays enverrait très prochainement un avion d’aide humanitaire pour venir en aide aux déplacés de l’est de la RDC. Il a rappelé l’implication de son pays et de son chef d’Etat, Mouammar ...
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RDC : les rebelles refusent le cessez-le-feu Afrik via Yahoo! Actualités - 22 déc. 13 h 07
Les représentants du Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP) de Laurent Nkunda ont refusé de signer à Nairobi la déclaration conjointe de cessez-le-feu souhaitée par les anciens chefs d’Etat et médiateurs Olusegun Obasanjo et Benjamin Mkapa. Ils ont également refusé de réaffirmer celui ...
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De la crise alimentaire à l'explosion de la piraterie dans le golfe d'Aden, cinquième et dernier volet de notre série sur les temps forts de l'actualité internationale en 2008.
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Les rebelles refusent de s'engager sur leur cessez-le-feu en RDC Reuters via Yahoo! Actualités - 21 déc. 11 h 38
Le mouvement rebelle de Laurent Nkunda a refusé de s'engager de nouveau à respecter un cessez-le-feu unilatéral qu'il a déclaré le 6 décembre au Nord-Kivu, dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo, indiquent les médiateurs aux pourparlers de Nairobi.
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RDC : les discussions reprennent entre le CNDP et le gouvernement Afrik via Yahoo! Actualités - 19 déc. 13 h 33
Après six jours d’interruption, les pourparlers entre les rebelles du Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP) et le gouvernement de Kinshasa ont repris jeudi à Nairobi au Kenya. Le porte-parole de la rébellion de Laurent Nkunda, Bertrand Bisimwa, s’est dit « optimiste ...
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RDC: mise en garde de l'ONU au chef rebelle Laurent Nkunda AFP via Yahoo! Actualités - 17 déc. 13 h 25
KINSHASA, 17 déc 2008 (AFP) - Le chef de la mission de l'ONU en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Alan Doss, a demandé au chef rebelle congolais Laurent Nkunda de mettre fin aux exactions commises par ses hommes dans l'est du pays qui pourront être "considérées comme des crimes de guerre".
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RD Congo: l'ONU affirme que le Rwanda aide les rebelles de Laurent Nkunda AFP via Yahoo! Actualités - 13 déc. 15 h 23
NEW YORK (AFP) - Le Rwanda apporte une aide multiforme, notamment dans le recrutement d'enfants soldats, au groupe rebelle du tutsi Laurent Nkunda dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) voisine, affirme un rapport d'experts de l'ONU publié vendredi.
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Les experts de l'ONU affirme que le Rwanda aide les rebelles de Laurent Nkunda en RDC AFP via Yahoo! Actualités - 12 déc. 19 h 15
NEW YORK (Nations unies) (AFP) - Le Rwanda apporte une aide multiforme, notamment dans le recrutement d'enfants soldats, au groupe rebelle de Laurent Nkunda dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) voisine, affirme un rapport d'experts de l'ONU publié vendredi.
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RDCongo: l'UE demande à Nkunda d'abandonner ses revendications nationales AFP via Yahoo! Actualités - 11 déc. 20 h 48
GOMA (AFP) - Le commissaire européen au Développement Louis Michel a demandé jeudi dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) au chef rebelle Laurent Nkunda d'abandonner ses revendications nationales pour se concentrer sur "les causes profondes" du conflit dans l'Est.
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RDC: le rapport de l'ONU "sans fondement" selon les rebelles AFP via Yahoo! Actualités - 14 déc. 07 h 42
DAKAR (AFP) - Le rapport de l'ONU affirmant que le Rwanda apporte une aide, tant militaire que financière, aux rebelles congolais de Laurent Nkunda, "n'a pas de fondement", a affirmé samedi un responsable de la rébellion.
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Congo-Kinshasa: la protection des civils doit être la priorité de la MONUC, selon le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU AP via Yahoo! Actualités - 23 déc. 00 h 41
Le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU a condamné lundi la récente offensive rebelle dans l'est du Congo-Kinshasa, qui a entraîné le déplacement de plus de 250.000 personnes, et a donné l'ordre à la MONUC de faire de la protection des civils sa principale priorité.
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RDC : la Monuc "devrait"faire usage de la force Afrik via Yahoo! Actualités - 23 déc. 11 h 52
Le ministre kényan des Affaires étrangères, Mose Wetangula, a indiqué lundi, lors d’une rencontre interministérielle à Nairobi, que les soldats de la Monuc présents en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) devraient être autorisés à faire usage de la force pour rétablir la paix et la stabilité ...
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MSF publie son classement des 10 crises humanitaires les plus graves Afrik via Yahoo! Actualités - 22 déc. 21 h 10
L’ONG Médecin Sans Frontières a publié lundi son classement des dix pires crises humanitaires de l’année 2008. Huit pays connaissent une situation critique : la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), la Somalie, l’Irak, le Soudan, l’Ethiopie, le Myanmar, le Zimbabwe et le ...
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MSF publie sa liste des dix pires crises humanitaires AFP via Yahoo! Actualités - 22 déc. 17 h 57
La République démocratique du Congo, la Somalie, l'Irak, le Soudan et le Pakistan sont le théâtre des "dix pires crises humanitaires et médicales" au monde, estime l'ONG Médecins sans frontières (MSF).
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2008: de la crise alimentaire à l'explosion de la piraterie Reuters via Yahoo! Actualités - 23 déc. 16 h 49
De la crise alimentaire à l'explosion de la piraterie dans le golfe d'Aden, cinquième et dernier volet de notre série sur les temps forts de l'actualité internationale en 2008.
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Le groupe Canal Plus (détenu par Vivendi), ou plus exactement sa filiale internationale, Canal Plus Overseas, serait, selon des informations parues ce mardi dans "Le Figaro", en pleine négociation avec l'opérateur sud-africain de télécommunications Gateway Communications à propos du rachat de sa filiale GTV, une plate-forme de télévision payante en Afrique du Sud.
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Les rebelles refusent de s'engager sur leur cessez-le-feu en RDC Reuters via Yahoo! Actualités - 21 déc. 11 h 38
Le mouvement rebelle de Laurent Nkunda a refusé de s'engager de nouveau à respecter un cessez-le-feu unilatéral qu'il a déclaré le 6 décembre au Nord-Kivu, dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo, indiquent les médiateurs aux pourparlers de Nairobi.
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HARARE (AFP) - Le président zimbabwéen Robert Mugabe a qualifié mardi de "cheval mourant" son homologue américain George W. Bush et son administration "en déclin", alors que l'épidémie de choléra continue de se propager avec près de 1.200 morts selon un nouveau bilan de l'Unicef.
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Rebel leader predicts calm despite fears of violence in DR Congo AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 12:54 PM
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda predicted Tuesday eastern DR Congo would remain calm during the holidays, even as a government military leader warned of fresh violence.
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DR Congo to be rid of LRA rebels 'in days': minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 12:45 PM
The Democratic Republic of Congo expects to be rid of fighters from Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army within days, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
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New mandate for DR Congo UN force BBC News - Dec 22 12:04 PM
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DR Congo rebels warn off govt troops AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 6:56 AM
Democratic Republic of Congo rebels on Monday accused government troops for the second time in three days of advancing into positions that could spark renewed conflict in the east of the country.
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DR Congo to resume peace talks with rebels in January AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 9:19 AM
Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo government and rebel forces in the eastern provinces will resume on January 7, after failing to agree on a mutual cessation of hostilities, mediators said here Sunday.

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Pressure mounts on U.N. in Congo (MONUC) to arrest war criminal Nkunda

Sacramento, California, December 23, 2008: The Mobilization for Justice and Peace in Congo (MPJC) reiterated its call for the UN in Congo (MONUC) to immediately arrest the notorious war criminal Nkunda in order to at least give some meaning to their own recent findings which revealed that at least 150 people were killed innocently in early November by Nkunda's troops in the village of Kiwanja. Incontestably, the UN report offers a light showing that Nkunda continues to commit war crimes. According to the Director of Community Affairs of the MPJC, Makuba SEKOMBO, the MPJC invites community organizations, religious organizations, trade unions, and other members of the community to join in calling for MONUC to carry out its international obligations by immediately arresting the war criminal who seems to be finding pleasure in continuing to inflict unacceptable and intolerable suffering to the most vulnerable groups of the civil society in eastern DR Congo.

MPJC believes that the failure of MONUC to take measures to arrest this war criminal has served to encourage him to commit more war crimes against civilians. According to Mr. SEKOMBO, the tragic humanitarian crisis in North Kivu for example could have been avoided if the United Nations had taken seriously the warnings from Human Rights Watch since 2006 that as long as Nkunda is at large, the civilian population remains in great danger. Instead of taking these warnings seriously, the MONUC decided to make this notorious war criminal a partner ignoring even that in 2005, the Government of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant against him for his involvement in many war crimes and other serious violations of human rights. "Without mentioning that the most prestigious organizations in the world such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and others begun to document war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by troops under the direct command of NKUNDA since 2002, why it remains unpunished? " Mr. SEKOMBO asked him self.

"It is both ironic and tragic; MONUC which is in Congo to help promote peace, is now engaged in promoting a culture of rewarding war criminals by helping them to be appointed to high level government posts instead of ensuring that these war criminals are duly punished for war crimes they commit, "said SEKOMBO. He also denounced the failure of MONUC to take appropriate measures to arrest NKUNDA despite new evidence that his troops continue to commit heinous crimes against innocent civilians, including repeated massacres of civilians, forced recruitment of children as fighters and then use them to attack civilian comunities and sexual violence against women and children. "We also believe that it is not too late for the United Nations to help transform the situation in Congo, but peace and justice must go hand in hand" said SEKOMBO


MPJC recently launched a petition to collect signatures of concerned citizens around the world to demand the United Nations Mission in Congo (MONUC) to immediately arrest the notorious war criminal Nkunda. Citizens of the world are signing the petition, including those of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the United States, Kenya, Sweden, Rwanda, France, Germany, Denmark, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, Malawi, Burundi, Senegal, Nigeria, Spain, Japan, United Kingdom Venezuela, China, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Uganda. The online petition can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com/online/23604.html.
About the MJPC.

MJPC (www.mjpcongo.org) aims to add a voice in the promotion of justice and peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular in the east where thousands of innocent civilians, including children and women continue to be victims of massive human rights violations while the armed groups responsible for these crimes remain unpunished. Visit the online museum of victims of war in Congo at http://www.yoursilenceoncongo.org to see the unacceptable barbarity that you could help stop by signing the petition. For more information on MJPC and their activities, visit the wbsite www.mjpcongo.org. or call 916 753 5717. The online petition can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com/online/23604.html.

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La Pression s'intensifie sur l'arrestation de NKUNDA Press Release

La Mobilisation pour la Justice et la Paix au Congo (MPJC) réitère son appel à l'ONU au Congo (MONUC) d'arrêter immédiatement le criminel de guerre notoire Nkunda afin de donner un sens à leurs propres conclusions récentes qui ont révélé qu'au moins 150 personnes ont été tuées innocemment au début du mois de Novembre par les troupes de Nkunda dans le village de Kiwanja. Impossible de contester, le rapport de l'ONU offre une grande lumière en montrant que Nkunda continue à commettre des crimes de guerre. Selon le Directeur des Affaires Communautaires de la MPJC, Makuba SEKOMBO, la MPJC invite les organismes communautaires, les organisations religieuses, des syndicats, et de simples membres de la communauté à se joindre à appeler à la MONUC de s'acquitter de ses obligations internationales en arrêtant immédiatement ce criminel de guerre qui semble trouver de plaisir en continuant à infliger des souffrances inacceptables et intolérables aux groupes les plus vulnérables de la société civile dans l'est de la R.D. du Congo.

MPJC estime que l'échec de la MONUC de prendre des mesures pour arrêter ce criminel de guerre a servi pour l'encourager à commettre plus de crimes de guerre contre des civils. Selon M. SEKOMBO, la tragique crise humanitaire au North Kivu par example aurait pu être évitée si l'ONU avait pris au sérieux les avertissements de Human Rights Watch depuis 2006 que tant que Nkunda est en liberté, la population civile demeure en grand danger. Au lieu de prendre ces avertissements au sérieux, l'ONU a décidé de faire ce fameux criminel de guerre un partenaire ignorant même qu'en 2005, le gouvernement du Congo a émis un mandat d'arrêt international contre lui pour ses implications dans de nombreux crimes de guerre et autres graves violations des droits humains. "Sans mentionner que les plus prestigieux organismes de ce monde comme Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International et d'autres ont commencé à documenter les crimes de guerre et crimes contre l'humanité commis par les troupes sous le commandement direct de NKUNDA depuis 2002, pourquoi il demeure impuni" a demandé M. SEKOMBO?

"C'est à la fois ironique et tragique; la MONUC qui est au Congo pour aider à promouvoir la paix, est maintenant engagé dans la promotion d'une culture de récompenser les criminels de guerre en les aidant à être nommés à des postes gouvernementaux de haut niveau au lieu de faire en sorte que ces criminels de guerre soient jugés pour l'ampleur des crimes de guerre qu'ils commettent", a déclaré M. SEKOMBO. Il a également dénoncé l'échec de la MONUC à prendre les mesures appropriées pour arrêter NKUNDA, malgré les nouvelles preuves montrant que ses troupes continuent de commettre des crimes odieux contre des civils innocents, y compris les massacres répétés de civils, enrôlement de force des enfants comme combattants et ensuite utiliser pour attaquer des populations civiles et la violence sexuelle contre les femmes et les enfants. "Nous pensons également qu'il n'est pas trop tard pour l'ONU d'aider à transformer la situation au Congo, mais la paix et la justice doivent aller main dans la main" a souligné M. SEKOMBO

MPJC a lancé une pétition pour recueillir des signatures de citoyens concernés à travers le monde pour exiger la Mission des Nations Unies au Congo (MONUC) à arrêter immédiatement le notoire criminel de guerre Nkunda. Des citoyens du monde entier sont en train de signer la pétition, y compris ceux de l'Australie, la Belgique, le Brésil, le Canada, les Etats-Unis, le Kenya, la Suède, le Rwanda, la France, l'Allemagne, le Danemark, l'Allemagne, l'Italie, la Nouvelle-Zélande, la Norvège, les Philippines du Sud, Afrique, le Malawi, le Burundi, le Sénégal, le Nigéria, l'Espagne, le Japon, le Royaume-Uni, le Venezuela, la Chine, le Zimbabwe, la Tanzanie et l'Ouganda. La pétition en ligne peut être signée à http://www.gopetition.com/online/23604.html.


À propos de la MJPC. MJPC (http://www.mjpcongo.org/) vise à ajouter une voix dans la promotion de la justice et la paix dans la République démocratique du Congo en particulier à l'est où des milliers d'innocents civils, y compris les enfants et les femmes continuent d'être victimes de violations massives des droits humains alors que les groupes armés responsables de ces crimes restent impunis. Visitez le musée en ligne des victimes de la guerre au Congo à http://www.yoursilenceoncongo.org/ pour voir la barbarie inacceptable que vous pouvez aider à arrêter par la signature de la pétition. Pour plus d'informations sur MJPC et de leurs activités, visitez le wbsite http://www.mjpcongo.org/ ou appelez 916 753 5717. La pétition en ligne peut être signée à http://www.gopetition.com/online/23604.html.

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