LUCHA, Lutte pour le Changement, expresses its deep concern at the deterioration of security in Ituri and North Kivu. Crimes that should not go unpunished.
In a press briefing held this Friday June 26, 2020 in Bunia, this citizen movement, in a series of recommendations to international and national decision-makers, suggests opening an international investigation to identify and punish the perpetrators of these serious crimes in two provinces.
"An independent, impartial, transparent and swift international investigation is needed to establish the facts and the responsibility for the killings, mutilations, kidnappings, destruction and looting perpetrated in the Beni region and in Ituri since the recent wave of violence. This investigation should focus in particular on the identification of the actors in the massacres and other serious acts, on the role of the Congolese civil and military authorities (…) "read their press release.
Beyond the judicial aspect, this civic structure through its communication unit in Ituri, also wishes efforts on the security, humanitarian and reconciliation levels.
"There is an urgent need to establish an international military force, reinforced in troops and resources, with the mandate of ensuring the effective protection of civilians, tracking down the perpetrators of the massacres, and stabilizing Ituri and Beni on the model of the Artémis operation in 2003 ”.
In Ituri, since 2017, the mystical-religious movement of CODECO has been the source of insecurity in Djugu and Mahagi. The Beni region of North Kivu is insecure due to the activism of the ADF / NALU rebels nearly 6 years ago, where civilians are killed and abducted, houses burned and looted.
In the two provinces, the humanitarian situation remains precarious with a very high number of displaced people, sometimes without any assistance.
A few days ago, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, expressed concern about investigating the atrocities of Djugu and Mahagi, in Ituri.
In a press briefing held this Friday June 26, 2020 in Bunia, this citizen movement, in a series of recommendations to international and national decision-makers, suggests opening an international investigation to identify and punish the perpetrators of these serious crimes in two provinces.
"An independent, impartial, transparent and swift international investigation is needed to establish the facts and the responsibility for the killings, mutilations, kidnappings, destruction and looting perpetrated in the Beni region and in Ituri since the recent wave of violence. This investigation should focus in particular on the identification of the actors in the massacres and other serious acts, on the role of the Congolese civil and military authorities (…) "read their press release.
Beyond the judicial aspect, this civic structure through its communication unit in Ituri, also wishes efforts on the security, humanitarian and reconciliation levels.
"There is an urgent need to establish an international military force, reinforced in troops and resources, with the mandate of ensuring the effective protection of civilians, tracking down the perpetrators of the massacres, and stabilizing Ituri and Beni on the model of the Artémis operation in 2003 ”.
In Ituri, since 2017, the mystical-religious movement of CODECO has been the source of insecurity in Djugu and Mahagi. The Beni region of North Kivu is insecure due to the activism of the ADF / NALU rebels nearly 6 years ago, where civilians are killed and abducted, houses burned and looted.
In the two provinces, the humanitarian situation remains precarious with a very high number of displaced people, sometimes without any assistance.
A few days ago, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, expressed concern about investigating the atrocities of Djugu and Mahagi, in Ituri.
