Editing Effacer le tableau
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
The primary objective of ''Effacer le tableau'' was the territorial conquest of the North Kivu province and the Ituri Rainforest and ethnic cleansing of Pygmies from the Congo's eastern region whose population numbered 90,000 by 2004. The Bambuti were targeted specifically as the rebels considered them "subhuman", and it was believed by the rebels that the flesh of the Bambuti held "magical powers". There were also been reports of [[cannibalism]] and [[genocidal rape]] being widespread. It is estimated 60,000 to 70,000 Bambuti were killed in the campaign. | The primary objective of ''Effacer le tableau'' was the territorial conquest of the North Kivu province and the Ituri Rainforest and ethnic cleansing of Pygmies from the Congo's eastern region whose population numbered 90,000 by 2004. The Bambuti were targeted specifically as the rebels considered them "subhuman", and it was believed by the rebels that the flesh of the Bambuti held "magical powers". There were also been reports of [[cannibalism]] and [[genocidal rape]] being widespread. It is estimated 60,000 to 70,000 Bambuti were killed in the campaign. | ||
The campaign lead to the United Nations Security Council formally recognizing cannibalism as both a [[war crime]] and a [[crime against humanity]]. | The campaign lead to the United Nations Security Council formally recognizing cannibalism as both a [[war crime|war crimes]] and a [[crime against humanity|crimes against humanity]]. | ||
In March 2016 the International Criminal Court found [[Jean-Pierre Bemba]] guilty of human rights violations in the Central African Republic. Bemba was the vice president of the DRC, and leader of the MLC during the year long extermination campaign but was fully acquitted by the ICC's appeal court in June 2018. | In March 2016 the International Criminal Court found [[Jean-Pierre Bemba]] guilty of human rights violations in the Central African Republic. Bemba was the vice president of the DRC, and leader of the MLC during the year long extermination campaign but was fully acquitted by the ICC's appeal court in June 2018. | ||