Congo: International Crisis Group Report — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:18 am on 3 February 2011.

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Photo of Lord Alton of Liverpool Lord Alton of Liverpool Crossbench 11:18, 3 February 2011

My Lords, I welcome what the Minister said in terms of the practical help that is being given in the Kivus. Does he recognise the disarming of the militia to which he has just referred, in particular the Interahamwe genocidaires, who have used rape as a weapon of war throughout the Kivus, as well as the impunity that the right reverend Prelate mentioned? Will he say more about the flow of arms into that area and what we can do to halt it, and what we are doing to disarm these militia, especially the child soldiers who are involved in these depredations?