Mass graves found in DRC

Kinshasa -The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monuc) said yesterday that three mass graves had been discovered at a base once used by soldiers of renegade general Laurent Nkunda.

Sylvie van den Wildenberg, Monuc spokesperson for the troubled Nord-Kivu region, said: “We do not know the exact number of victims, but there are several in each of the graves.” The graves were found at Rubare, northwest of the regional capital Goma, at a base formerly used by Bravo brigade, commanded by a close ally of General Nkunda, she said.Meanwhile, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said yesterday that serious crimes including murder are going unpunished in the DRC.In a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Arbour also said she had voiced concern about executions of juveniles during a visit last week to Iran.Arbour said no Congolese officials had been arrested or brought to justice for crimes committed in the vast African nations in the first six months of 2007.- Nampa-AFP-ReutersThe graves were found at Rubare, northwest of the regional capital Goma, at a base formerly used by Bravo brigade, commanded by a close ally of General Nkunda, she said.Meanwhile, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said yesterday that serious crimes including murder are going unpunished in the DRC.In a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Arbour also said she had voiced concern about executions of juveniles during a visit last week to Iran.Arbour said no Congolese officials had been arrested or brought to justice for crimes committed in the vast African nations in the first six months of 2007.- Nampa-AFP-Reuters