UN Censures Congo Rebels' Parallel Government
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Date Written: Sept 23, 2012
Date Accessed: Jan 28, 2015
This was one of the first breaking news articles that Congo rebels were setting up a seperate government and the state might split. Child Soldiers are being used and a man named General Bosco Ntaganda is wanted by the UN. The article discusses the measures the Rebels are taking to get soverignity. They are instilling a new law using fear. They are taking us taxes and starting a "court system" The Human Rights Watch organization is calling for the UN to prosecute the leaders for war crimes.
This article upsets me because a lot of people's lives were ruined because of this war and the men involved in it. Children were put into the army and the UN basically ignored the tensions at all until everything got out of hand. This state was formed out of terror over greed for power and I think that should make everybody angry.
This article is very important to the political theme of the assignment because this was the beginning of the Republic of Congo being formed.
The way the original state of Congo split is in part due to the French colonialism ignoring tribal tensions and treating the natives poorly, and later removing their support and funding all together. This article helps explain the conflicts and the reasons they happened.
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Date Written: Sept 23, 2012
Date Accessed: Jan 28, 2015
This was one of the first breaking news articles that Congo rebels were setting up a seperate government and the state might split. Child Soldiers are being used and a man named General Bosco Ntaganda is wanted by the UN. The article discusses the measures the Rebels are taking to get soverignity. They are instilling a new law using fear. They are taking us taxes and starting a "court system" The Human Rights Watch organization is calling for the UN to prosecute the leaders for war crimes.
This article upsets me because a lot of people's lives were ruined because of this war and the men involved in it. Children were put into the army and the UN basically ignored the tensions at all until everything got out of hand. This state was formed out of terror over greed for power and I think that should make everybody angry.
This article is very important to the political theme of the assignment because this was the beginning of the Republic of Congo being formed.
The way the original state of Congo split is in part due to the French colonialism ignoring tribal tensions and treating the natives poorly, and later removing their support and funding all together. This article helps explain the conflicts and the reasons they happened.
Click Here to Read