UN calls for Congo 'abuses' probe

A top UN human rights official called for the speedy investigation of massive abuses in Congo and said the UN stands ready to help the International Criminal Court and other international and national efforts to bring perpetrators of gross rights violations to justice.

Bertie Ramcharan, the UN deputy high commissioner of human rights, said the time has also come for the UN Security Council to consider taking “appropriate action” on serious human rights violations in Congo, including addressing the relevance of the International Court, the world’s first permanent war crimes tribunal.