DR Congo: 'Unspeakable violence in Katanga'
Posted: Sunday, February 23, 2014 8:17 pm
Refugees fleeing violence
The Catholic bishops of Katanga, a province in the south of the
Democratic Republic of Congo, have denounced the 'unspeakable
violence' of the Bakata - Katanga armed group.
In a Pastoral Letter, published at the conclusion of the recent
Episcopal Assembly of Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of
Lubumbashi, the bishops say: "after the escape of the warlord, Kyungu
Mutanda called 'Gedeon', from the prison in Kasapa, Lubumbashi in
September 2011, various areas of the Katanga province have returned to
a cycle of insecurity and violence that sows death among peaceful
citizens and pushes thousands of others to flee. The Bishops remind
that "there exists democratic means to express ones frustrations and
aspirations".
The Pastoral Letter describes how young people are being brainwashed
by armed groups to the point that they "ransack, rape, kill, torture
and burn". As a result, thousands of refugees, have fled the region
and many have died.
The natural riches of Katanga are at the root of this tragedy, which
is also causing serious environmental damage: water pollution, and
high levels of radioactivity, the Bishops say.
"The dramatic situation in Katanga has multiple causes: weakness of
State authority, poor distribution of wealth, economic imbalance
between urban and rural, frustration, impunity ... " report the
Bishops, hoping that "those responsible at all levels are working to
find effective solutions". Source: Fides
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