Congo-Kinshasa: UN Rights Chief Welcomes Conviction of Congolese Army Officer for Crimes Against Humanity

18 December 2014

The top United Nations official on human rights issues has welcomed the recent conviction and sentencing of a senior army officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for crimes against humanity, adding that the move would help garner momentum for other similar cases currently underway in the country.

Former FARDC (DRC national armed forces) Lieutenant Colonel Bedi Mobuli Engangela, also known as "Colonel 106" after the battalion he commanded in South Kivu, was convicted on 15 December and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in his homeland for crimes against humanity, including a 20 year sentence for rape and a 15 year sentence for sexual slavery.

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