Human Rights Watch (HRW) has protested against the election of Rwanda to the Security Council of the UN as non-permanent member.
Ida Sawyer, a researcher with the international NGO, said, October 18, that “Rwanda’s presence in the seat have a negative impact on the Congolese war victims in eastern DRC.”
“We were very disappointed after the election of Rwanda as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. Rwanda will now be able to block sanctions involving Rwandan officials and other initiatives in the search for peace in the DRC. We think it will be a serious situation that can have negative consequences on the population in eastern DRC, “she argued.
For Human Rights Watch, “Rwanda is not credible now occupy this seat because of his support for the rebels of the Movement of March 23
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