Who is Responsible?
The main armed actors of conflict have been between the DRC’s national army (the Armed Forces of the DRC - FARDC) and various rebel groups in the country (the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Mayi-Mayi militias, the Lord’s Resistance Army, the M23 rebels, and the Allied Democratic Forces) (United to End Genocide). Many of these rebel groups used the security vacuum that the March 23 rebellion created in 2013 to stage new attacks.
How can I help?
Sadly, the DRC crisis is yet to be resolved. There is lot of stability in the country. Many organizations have been created in order to help victims in the DRC. This International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect was founded on January 28th, 2009 (ICRtoP). The organization was founded by representatives of eight regional and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It brought NGOs from all regions of the world to push for strengthened capacities, prevent and halt genocide war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
There are many websites such as “United to End Genocide” that focuses on multiple genocides. While the crisis in the DRC is not necessarily considered to be a “genocide”, there has still been a large amount of horrific human rights violations. The website plans events such as the “DC Walk to End Genocide”. These walks help raise money and awareness of the issues occurring. That specific walk raised around $34,000 in funds to improve the lives of those affected (United to End Genocide)!
One of the many responses to justifying the harsh actions of others have been funds for helping the rape victims in the DRC. The UN panel recently called for a fund, which would go out to seven locations in three different provinces in eastern DRC (VOAnews). Rape victims had no justice through the legal system as they could not identify or locate their perpetrators. These types of organizations really help the victims find peace and support them.
There are many websites such as “United to End Genocide” that focuses on multiple genocides. While the crisis in the DRC is not necessarily considered to be a “genocide”, there has still been a large amount of horrific human rights violations. The website plans events such as the “DC Walk to End Genocide”. These walks help raise money and awareness of the issues occurring. That specific walk raised around $34,000 in funds to improve the lives of those affected (United to End Genocide)!
One of the many responses to justifying the harsh actions of others have been funds for helping the rape victims in the DRC. The UN panel recently called for a fund, which would go out to seven locations in three different provinces in eastern DRC (VOAnews). Rape victims had no justice through the legal system as they could not identify or locate their perpetrators. These types of organizations really help the victims find peace and support them.