"There is no excuse for missing to pay salaries to soldiers in lawless eastern
Congo for six months"
Following the deteriorating situation in east Congo, the MJPC called today for the
Congolese Government to urgently pay the salaries to thousands of...
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"There is no excuse for missing to pay salaries to soldiers in lawless eastern
Congo for six months"
Following the deteriorating situation in east Congo, the MJPC called today for the
Congolese Government to urgently pay the salaries to thousands of soldiers who
have not been paid for over six months in eastern Congo, take swift action to
enforce the International Criminal Court s (ICC) warrant against Bosco Ntaganda and
to hold accountable perpetrators of sexual violence against women for their acts.
"Failing to hold accountable individuals who commit war crimes and crimes against
humunity continues to be the leading cause of widespread and systematic sexual
violence acts against girls and women in the easten Congo" said Makuba Sekombo,
Community Affairs Director of the Mobilization for Justice and Peace in the DR
Congo (MJPC).
Mr.
Sekombo again criticized the government of Congo for not only the continuing
failure to protect women and young girls from sexual violence, but also for
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