[Rwanda Forum] Rwanda's President Paul Kagame's "Licence to Kill"

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame's "Licence to Kill": Why the International Community Failed to Act on the Massacres of Hutu Refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo (1996–1997)

Abstract

Between 1996 and 1997, armed forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), operating as the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA), carried out widespread and systematic attacks against Rwandan Hutu refugees inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These operations involved the destruction of refugee camps, the pursuit of fleeing civilians through thousands of kilometres of rainforest, and the killing of women, children, the elderly, and the sick. Evidence collected by the United Nations, humanitarian organisations, and human-rights groups demonstrates patterns of violence that constitute serious violations of international humanitarian and human-rights law. The 2010 United Nations Mapping Report concluded that the nature and scale of these attacks could, if proven before a competent court, be characterised as crimes of genocide.

Despite extensive documentation, the international community has taken no meaningful action to address these atrocities. No tribunal has been created, no judicial investigation has been authorised by the UN Security Council, and no perpetrators have been held accountable. This article analyses the evidence, explains why accountability has been obstructed, and presents policy recommendations for international decision-makers who seek to break the cycle of impunity in the Great Lakes region.

 

More:

https://africacontext.blogspot.com/2025/11/rwandas-president-paul-kagames-licence.html

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