Reports emerging from eastern Zaire raise serious concerns of possible massive human rights violations, notably widespread and systematic killings of refugees from Rwanda and Burundi and of Zaïrians.
This report describes human rights abuses in North and South-Kivu and covers the period up to the attacks on, and mass movement of, refugees in the area in October 1996.
This document outlines the human rights situation in Zaire both before and after September 1996. It includes urgent recomendations to the international community.
Amnesty International is issuing this report to highlight the vital importance of placing human rights protection squarely at the heart of all attempts to resolve the crisis in eastern Zaire. It is calling on all parties to the conflicts and on the international community to act now to stop the bloodshed. The Zairian authorities and … متابعة قراءة Zaire: violent persecution by state and armed groups
In South-Kivu refugees been forced to flee for their lives once again as a result of systematic attacks on refugee camps, andt Zairian men, women and children have suffered horrific abuses. As a result, some 40, 000 people, both Zairians and refugees from Rwanda and Burundi, fled from South-Kivu to Tanzania towards the end of … متابعة قراءة Zaire: hidden from scrutiny: human rights abuses in eastern Zaire
Throughout October and November 1996, the attention of much of the world was riveted on eastern Zaire, as an enormous humanitarian tragedy unfolded. Long simmering violence in the area exploded into open warfare and massive human rights violations. Over one million refugees from Rwanda and Burundi, and several hundred thousand internally displaced Zairians, were caught … متابعة قراءة Greal lakes region: still in need of protection: repatriation, refoulement and the safety of refugees and the internally displaced
The international community appears unwilling or unable to take concerted action to help people suffering gross human rights abuses in Zaire. After the mass repatriation of refugees to Rwanda in late 1996, the diplomats and politicians have allowed plans for a humanitarian intervention force to founder. The journalists and cameramen have moved on to the … متابعة قراءة Zaire: rape, killings and other human rights violations by the security forces