We should put an end to human violence in DRC

As human right violations in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo get worse as days go by, the Kinshasa government should be compelled to rein in on the human rights violators and bring them to book.

Despite seeing images and news reporters from that region have exposed what is currently viewed as the worst human rights violation in Africa, not much has been done to try and resolve the state of affairs. Reports of women being raped and other innocent civilians being killed is a worry in this day and age.

The violence in Kasai region and Eastern DRC as a whole has been put at par with that currently witnessed in Yemen and that alone speaks volume taking into account the kind of images and reports we see and read daily on news outlets.

It is equally worrying that the African Union has not spoken about the human rights violations that continue to take place in the country. It, therefore, begs the question of whether the Union really represents the interest of Africans.

The Union has not shown their steadfastness in helping out with the matters in DRC by keeping quiet. This has made the DRC president, Joseph Kabila more than relaxed to solve the situation in the natural resources laden part of his country. President Kabila is currently clinging to power despite his term having ended over a year ago and this seems to be taking more of his time.

Since it is seemingly not in the top of his priorities, president Kabila has formed a habit of ignoring the fact that there is a very bad humanitarian situation in his country yet he swore to protect all of his country’s citizens.

International organizations such as United Nations and the African Union should, therefore, prevail on president Kabila to hold an election as soon as possible so that the next regime can start looking for solutions to the root cause of conflicts in the Eastern part of the country.

This will help them find the mechanisms of stopping the conflict. The United Nations peacekeepers currently stationed in DRC can only do so much in quelling the violence against innocent civilians. The African Union should for that reason chip in with their options to help find a solution to the conflict.

As a result, the Union should take the central role in persuading the current regime to hold an election as soon as possible.