Sacramento, CA, February, 4, 2009, The Mobilization for Justice and Peace in the R.D. Congo (MJPC) today called on RWANDA to immediately extradite NKUNDA to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity and urged the Democratic Republic of Congo and MONUC to arrest without delay Bosco Ntaganda and hand him over for trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The world's most prestigious human rights organizations,Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have also called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try Congo Laurent Nkunda for war crimes and for the government of DR Congo to immediately arrest Jean Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.
Bosco Ntaganda is the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued under seal in August 2006 and made public on 28 April 2008 for the war crime of recruiting and using children as soldiers in the Ituri region of eastern DRC between July 2002 and December 2003. He also reportedly commanded CNDP fighters who unlawfully killed scores of civilians in Kiwanja, North Kivu province, eastern DRC, on 4/5 November 2008.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the only international court capable of trying NKUNDA for his committed war crimes and crimes against humanity and both the government of Kabila and UN(MONUC) must take swift action to enforce the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant against Bosco Ntaganda accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, said MJPC Executive Director, Amede Kyubwa.
As part of denouncing the serious war crimes going unpunished in Congo, MJPC launched a petition on Nov 25, 2008 demanding immediately arrest NKUNDA for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The petition has been signed by over 1310 concerned citizens from more 25 countries. On Jan 12, 2009, MJPC launched another petition asking for concerned citizens around to sign a petion calling on the government of Congo and UN (MONUC) to immediately arrest Bosco Ntaganda accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity and hand him over for trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The peition can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/24459.html. |
MJPC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to working to 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. For more information on MJPC and their activities, visit the wbsite www.mjpcongo.org. or call 916 753 5717. The online petition calling for the immediate arrest Bosco NTAGANDA accused or war crimes and crimes aagainst humanity can be signed athttp://www.gopetition.com.au/online/24459.html.
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