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May
2 articles found for May, 2000.
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Congolese rebels and Rwandan soldiers are raping
and perpetrating massacres of Congolese civilians,
according to a new report by the U.S.-based Human
Rights Watch. RCD (French acronym for Rally for
Democracy) rebels and their allies often justify
such atrocities as "unintended consequences of
combat . . . but they seem in many cases to have
committed the abuses deliberately to punish
civilians for their supposed support of the
enemies of the RCD," says the report.
Date posted:May 17, 2000
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South African President Thabo Mbeki and his
Nigerian counterpart have pledged to contribute
troops to a UN Peacekeeping force for the
Democratic Republic of Congo. This came after a
weekend summit in Algeria on the current situation
in Congo.
Date posted:May 03, 2000
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