March 2001

Vol. 13, No. 2 (A)

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I. SUMMARY

II. RECOMMENDATIONS

To Ugandan government:
To the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML) and the Front for the Liberation of Congo (FLC):
To the Mai-Mai, Hema and Lendu militia, and other armed groups operating in northeastern Congo:
To United Nations Security Council:
To the United Nations Commission on Human Rights:
To the United Nations (U.N.), Organization of African Unity (O.A.U.), the Southern Africa Development Community (S.A.D.C.), the European Union, the United States, and other international actors :
To Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflicts:

The Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD)
RCD-Kisangani
The Congolese Rally for Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML)
The RCD-ML military
The constant coup d'état
Léopard Mobile
Usalama Battalion
The November Putsch
Abuses Related to Political Rivalries
The Congolese Rally for Democracy-National (RCD-National)
The Congolese Rally for Democracy-Populaire (RCD-Populaire)
The Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC)
The Front for the Liberation of Congo (FLC): A Merger or Takeover?
Kampala Negotiations
Local Consequences

The First Round of Killings, June-December 1999
Administrative Changes: the Creation of Ituri Province
The role of Ugandan soldiers
Ugandan Response
UPDF Role in Training RCD-ML Recruits in 2000
Lack of Unity in the APC
Ethnic Strife Linked to Political Rivalries
Mediation Efforts and Reconciliation

Exploiting the Wealth
Attempts to Build A Power Base
Lack of accountability for the rebels and the UPDF
Mai-Mai Attack on Beni and Detentions by the UPDF
Lubero: UPDF Training of Mai-Mai Fighters
Mai-Mai Attack on Butembo
Civilian Killings by the UPDF
Maboya
Mabuku
Butuhe
Mabalako
North Kivu under the Front for the Liberation of Congo (FLC)

Recruitment of children

The United Nations
The Security Council
The U.N. Commission on Human Rights
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
International Financial Institutions
European Union
The United States