Impunity sparked African crises, Pillay says
Jan. 15, 2014 at 12:28 PM
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.N. High Commissioner for Human
Rights Navi Pillay said Wednesday a culture of impunity may be partly
responsible for violence in Africa's Great Lakes region.
Pillay said Rwanda and Uganda are suspected of harboring high-ranking
members of the March 23 rebel movement from the Democratic Republic of
Congo, many of whom are accused of committing grave human rights
abuses.
"If they [rebels] continue to elude justice in neighboring states,
they remain a security threat, hampering efforts for sustainable peace
and development in the region," she said in a statement.
The U.S. government announced it sent special African envoy Russ
Feingold to DRC to assess the situation amid renewed fighting in
eastern DRC.
M23 took over parts of eastern DRC in late 2012.
Pillay called on African communities to stop "turning a blind eye" to
the presence of rights abusers in their territories.
A U.N. peacekeeping mission in DRC is mandated to use force to help
ensure peace in the country.
M23 rebelled in 2012, accusing the government of backing out on a 2009
peace agreement integrating rebels in to the national military.
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