UN Condemns Killing of 101 People in DR Congo

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) condemned the killing of at least 101 people who were reported to have been killed by soldiers in clashes between military forces and members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia in central Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last five days.
Liz Throssell, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), told the media that some 39 individuals among those killed in the violence were women, caught in the shooting, when Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers opened fire indiscriminately with machine guns when they saw militia fighters.
During the bi-weekly news briefing at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), Throssell called on the FARDC soldiers to abide by standards under national law and international human rights law in their responses and urged the military commanders to reinforce this message with their troops Calling on the authorities for a full and independent investigation into the latest violence, the UN human rights office offered its support to investigations into others allegations of serious human rights violations and abuses committed in the context of the ongoing conflict in Kasai Central Province by the FARDC and the militia, the UN news center reported.

Source:  QNA