DR CONGO: UN CHIEF DEEPLY CONCERNED BY REPORTS OF ARMY MISTREATING DETAINEES

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DR CONGO: UN CHIEF DEEPLY CONCERNED BY REPORTS OF ARMY MISTREATING
DETAINEESNew York, Jul 18 2013 10:00AMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon
has expressed concern over reports of serious mistreatment of
detainees belonging to the rebel group known as M23 by the national
armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

According to the reports, M23 detainees have not just been victims of
human rights violations, but their corpses have also been desecrated
by members of the national armed forces, known as FARDC.

"The Secretary-General calls on the DRC to bring the perpetrators of
these reported acts to justice and underlines that mistreatment of
detainees is a violation of human rights and international
humanitarian law," Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a
<"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=6968">statement issued
last night.

Fighting recently broke out close to Goma, the capital of North Kivu
province, between the FARDC and the M23 after a two-month lull.

Since March, tensions in the region have been increasing, leading the
Security Council to deploy an intervention brigade within the existing
UN peacekeeping force in DRC (MONUSCO) to carry out targeted offensive
operations with or without the FARDC, against armed groups that
threaten peace in the eastern part of the country.

The statement said MONUSCO has raised the issue of mistreatment of
detainees with the FARDC, and is also reviewing its support to FARDC
units suspected of being involved in these incidents.

"The Secretary-General urges the parties to exercise restraint and
reiterates the importance of working within the Peace, Security and
Cooperation Framework to address the root causes of conflict in the
DRC," the statement said.

The Framework was signed in February by 11 African leaders, and aims
to end the cycles of conflict and violence in eastern DRC and to build
peace in the wider region.Jul 18 2013 10:00AM
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