{"value":{"id":1525035,"askingMemberId":1583,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-10-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-10-25T00:00:00","uin":"68512","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by Human Rights Watch entitled DR Congo: Army Units Aided Abusive Armed Groups, published on 18 October 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) evidence that the Congolese army provided support to the Democratic Forces for (i) the Liberation of Rwanda militant group and (ii) other militants in battles against the M23 militant group between May and August 2022, (b) the killing of civilians by Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda militants and (c) rape by Congolese army soldiers; and what recent steps he has taken to support justice in relation to (A) these abuses and (B) illicit relationships with militant groups as part of security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo.","answeringBodyId":208,"answeringBodyName":"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1211,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The UK notes the findings of the Human Rights Watch report, published on 18 October 2022. It is one of many assessments that the UK uses to determine and regularly evaluate where and how to respond to the ongoing instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UK remains committed to supporting efforts to build stability and reduce violence in the country. The UK is working with the DRC Government, the UN Peacekeeping Mission MONUSCO and the region to address the drivers of conflict, demobilise armed groups and support dialogue and conflict resolution mechanisms between local communities.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Democratic Republic of Congo: Human Rights","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1525035","method":"GET"}]}