Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda was the primary Rwandian Hutu Power rebel group during the latest part of the Second Congo War. It continues to operate, mostly within the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is composed almost entirely of ethnic Hutus opposed to Tutsi rule and influence in the region. The group is often referred to as the FDLR after its original French name: the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda. The FDLR... read more
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Rwanda: FDLR Rebels Kill 39 Congolese
From AllAfrica.com Dated 6 January 2012 New Times (Kigali)-The New Year started in distress for Congolese civilians as militia members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) butchered at least 39 people while 13 others were injured, between Monday and Wednesday, in the...
Rwandan rebel freed after intn'l charges dropped
From Seattle Post Intelligencer Dated 23 December 2011 Rwandan rebel freed after intn'l charges dropped Callixte Mbarushimana, who spent 11 months in detention, was the first war crimes suspect to be arrested and freed without trial since the court began work in 2002 as the...
Rwanda: Ex-Rebels Call On Former Colleagues to Lay Down Arms
From AllAfrica.com Dated 20 December 2011 Former members of the democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDRL) militia, currently undergoing a demobilization and reintegration progamme at Mutobo Demobilization Centre in Musanze, have called on their colleagues still harboring thoughts of overthrowing the government through undemocratic...
ICC dismisses charges against Rwandan suspect
From The State Dated 16 December 2011 International Criminal Court judges dismissed charges Friday against a Rwandan rebel accused of involvement in the murder, rape and torture of Congolese villagers by a Hutu militia in 2009.The judges ordered the release of Callixte Mbarushimana, saying there is not...
DR CONGO: No End to Mass Rapes: "It's a Miserable Life"
From IPS Inter Press Service Dated 17 October 2011 Angeline Mwarusena, 61, sits on a small wooden bench in front of her hut, head bent, shoulders slumped. Her voice is barely audible. Four years ago, three soldiers from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) entered her...
Rwanda and UN Refugee Agency Speed Up Repatriation Efforts
From News Blaze Dated 8 October 2011 Some 100,000 Rwandans, mainly Hutus, fled to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1994, with some of them joining the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebel group, which the UNHCR has accused of committing...
DRC: Maintaining victims' faith in justice
From Pambazuka Dated 29 September 2011 2011-09-27 Sometime in the next two months, activists and survivors of horrific violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will find out if Callixte Mbarushimana will stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mbarushimana is the executive secretary...
Rwanda: Hague Prosecutors Accuses Rebel of War Crimes
From AllAfrica.com Dated 17 September 2011 Identified as the executive secretary of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebel group, Callixte Mbarushimana, 48, faces 13 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's provinces...
Rwanda: Ingabire's Links to FDLR Revealed As Trial Resumes
From AllAfrica.com Dated 6 September 2011 The National Public Prosecuting Authority (NPPA), yesterday, disclosed Victoire Ingabire's links to the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a terrorist group made up of forces responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, as the trial resumed.
The worst places in the world for women: Congo
From The Observer Dated 14 June 2011 The use of rape as a weapon of war has blighted thousands of lives in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe price of womanhood came brutally to Odette, born in a wartorn country often dubbed "the rape capital of the...
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