Genocide in the democratic republic of the congo By: Kyle Johnson & Collin Mantello

The genocide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was aftermath of the Rwanda Genocide. Tutsi’s took control of Rwanda and 2 million Hutus fled Rwanda to neighboring countries Work Cited: http://endgenocide.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/11/0644c_121123110824-congo-crowds-fleeing-horizontal-gallery.jpg Cause

When the Hutus try to flee and among other factors, it started the First Congo War. Second Congo War or the African World War started in 1998 Work Cited: http://media.carbonated.tv/125065_story__congo.jpg Cause pt. 2

Facts about DRC Genocide 5.4 million killed. During this there were 45,000 dying every month. Rwandan Patriotic Front was the group to take control of Rwanda Facts about DRC Genocide

Second Congo War was declared over in 2003 Eastern Congo was extremely unstable now. Because of this, there has been a proxy war between Rwanda and Kinshasa Government (capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo)

The Lord’s Resistance Army, run by Joseph Kony, has been killing, raping, forcing children to fight and maiming people. Part of the death toll was the fact that diseases such as HIV/AIDS have run rampant in the Congo Works Cited: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/5129350.stm

UN has had their longest and largest mission stationed in the DRC. MONUC 18,000 people spread thinly across Eastern Congo. Works Cited: http://www.resolutionpossible.co.uk/un-involvement-in-the-drc#.VGJkY_nF_To

Tasked with helping the country reconstruct and protecting the citizens. MONUC is largely unable to halt large attacks due to the fact that they are spead so thinly Works Cited: http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2008/nov/03/congo-victims

On March 14, 2012, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a ‘guilty’ verdict against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on charges of rape, murder, and the use of child soldiers, the first verdict for the ICC