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The final resolution, adopted by consensus, is the result of intense negotiations over the past several days and incorporates language from proposals prepared by the African and European Groups at the council.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003EThe resolution doesn\u2019t go as far as the situation warrants. It doesn\u2019t go as far as the thousands of victims in the Kasais deserve. But it does bring hope of uncovering the truth of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/06\/20\/un-rights-council-should-create-independent-investigation-kasai-violence\u0022\u003Ehorrific crimes\u003C\/a\u003E and identifying perpetrators and commanders. And it\u2019s a step toward \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/06\/14\/finding-justice-congo\u0022\u003Ejustice\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003EThe Congolese government has agreed to cooperate with the team of experts, including by facilitating access to the country and relevant sites and people. There are concerns, however, whether these commitments will be respected. Some Congolese officials are muddying the waters by claiming \u201cvictory\u201d at the council; the Congolese government has until now opposed any international investigation into the Kasais, and some are now \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFUTCFM\/status\/878227661436444672\u0022\u003Ewrongly saying\u003C\/a\u003E there will be no independent investigation, just technical support to the Congolese judicial investigation. This has created confusion about what\u2019s really in the resolution, and raises doubts about whether the expert team will be given unhindered access to carry out the needed robust and independent investigation.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DRC?src=hash\u0022\u003E#DRC\u003C\/a\u003E:Human Rights Council adopted resolution today directing High Commissioner to deploy int\u0027l investigation team to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kasai?src=hash\u0022\u003E#Kasai\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrw\u0022\u003E@hrw\u003C\/a\u003E response: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/iRXjMjtRkX\u0022\u003Epic.twitter.com\/iRXjMjtRkX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 Ida Sawyer (@ida_sawyer) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/ida_sawyer\/status\/878198011544743936\u0022\u003EJune 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIt also remains to be seen who will ultimately deliver justice for the victims. Given the scale of the abuses and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/06\/01\/dr-congo-un-should-investigate-kasai-violence\u0022\u003Eserious doubts\u003C\/a\u003E about the Congolese courts\u2019 ability or willingness to ensure justice in this context, we\u2019ve urged the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to consider investigating the crimes committed in the Kasai region.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERead Human Rights Watch\u2019s full news release on the council\u2019s resolution \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/06\/23\/dr-congo-un-experts-investigate-kasai-region-violence\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-lang=\u0022fr\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EMy interview with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/ida_sawyer\u0022\u003E@ida_sawyer\u003C\/a\u003E on the Kasais: Will the newly authorized UN investigation make a difference? \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/ZobQnd5J9Z\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/ZobQnd5J9Z\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 Jason Stearns (@jasonkstearns) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonkstearns\/status\/878959741170581504\u0022\u003E25 juin 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\tMeanwhile, police arrested four artists \u2013 Benoit Mugabo, Benito Mupenzi, Precy Numbi, and Cruzz Taylor \u2013 in the eastern city of Goma yesterday morning while they were staging a peaceful, artistic demonstration to protest the killings across the Kasai region and in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2016\/10\/07\/dr-congo-protect-civilians-beni-attack\u0022\u003EBeni\u003C\/a\u003E in North Kivu province. Covered in fake blood, they lay on the side of the road, bearing crosses for the thousands of victims killed. A prosecutor at Goma\u2019s High Court questioned them and they were still detained at the mayor\u2019s office at the time of writing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ECongolese civic activism for the victims in Beni and the Kasais today in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Goma?src=hash\u0022\u003E#Goma\u003C\/a\u003E. 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