The diocesan Justice and Peace Commission of the diocese of Dungu-Doruma, in the Haut-Uele province, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, organized on Saturday, August 24 in Dungu, the mourning in memory of more or less 6000 people victims of the atrocities of the rebellion of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), in the Uele region since 2008.
This joint activity with Invisible Children, Solidarity and Integral Assistance to the Destitute (SAIPED), as well as the synergy of civil societies, aimed to honor the memory of the people innocently massacred and whose blood continues to demand justice. It is indeed a mark of appeal for international solidarity so that human dignity is respected.
“Since 2008, the foreign rebellion of the LRA has trodden our soil, killing our brothers with machetes and firearms. Since then, the memory of more than 6,000 of our compatriots has not been honored, and their mourning has never been organized as custom and the laws of the country require. We want to convey to the whole world what we have experienced. It is not normal that other States that have experienced the same situation as ours, their files are transmitted to the ICC or even in their own countries, they have organized prosecutions so that the perpetrators of all these crimes are judged, convicted and the victims regain their rights. But as far as the DRC is concerned and specifically in our territory, nothing has been done,” deplored Father Jean-Pierre Bagudekia, president of the CDJP Dungu-Doruma.
Abbot Bagudekia took the opportunity to particularly appeal to President Tshisekedi, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa and the Minister of Justice, Constant Mutamba, so that justice is done in memory of the unfortunate, and that those who instigated the crimes answer for their actions.
The CDJP erected monuments to the victims and wrote the book entitled “The Atrocities of the LRA, a History of War and Crimes Against Humanity in Northeastern DRC” as evidence of these abuses, the priest stressed.
The Ugandan LRA rebellion led by Joseph Kony, which began in 2008 in Dungu territory, has affected 12 communities in Bas and Haut Uélé. Joseph Kony is still wanted under international arrest warrant. The US has put up a $5 million offer for anyone who provides information leading to Kony’s arrest.
/acturdc.com
2024-08-26 08:41:44
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