Democratic Republic of the Congo: International Commission of Inquiry Needed to Ensure Justice, Truth and Reparation for Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the Kasai Region
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Download document Item 10: Amnesty International written statement to the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council (6 - 23 June 2017)
Violent conflict in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has forced 1.3 million people to flee their homes, requires urgent and immediate action from the UN Human Rights Council (‘the Council’). Hundreds of extrajudicial executions (EJEs) and other crimes under international law committed by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have contributed to a conflict now affecting eight provinces in which an estimated 500 to 1,000 people have been killed.
Despite promises made by the DRC government, national investigations into these human rights violations and abuses, and the 42 mass graves confirmed by the UN , have not been initiated or proven credible. Given the lack of credible investigations by Congolese authorities, Amnesty International urges the UN Human Rights Council to establish an international commission of inquiry, or similar investigative mechanism, into the situation in the central Kasai region during the 35th session of the Council.