Action needed to investigate a decade of crimes in DRC

Friday 1 October 2010 A UN mapping report documenting gross human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a significant first step but concrete action is needed to bring perpetrators to justice. The publication of the UN mapping report documenting gross human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a significant first step, but concrete action is needed to ensure that those responsible are held to account, Amnesty International said today. “The cycle of violence and abuses will only stop if those responsible for crimes under international…

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