BUKAVU: VERY SERIOUS AND URGENT

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source: Heritiers de la Justice
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S.O.S HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND MASS ARREST IN BUKAVU: URGENT ACTION
(Octobre 9, 18h30)

More Than 11 human rights activists belonging to different local human
rights organization have just been arrested and incommunicado detained
today October 9, 2000 around 2pm, by the Rebel Movement, the RCD, in
Bukavu/South-Kivu.

MAHESHE Francois, an activist who works for the local human rights
organization eGROUPE JEREMIEe, Venathie BISIMWA of the Women organization
known as "Association des Femmes Cadres", AFECEF, are amongst those
arrested.

Furthermore, the office of the Groupe Jeremie has been once again broke
into by soldiers of the RCD and agents of the Rebel Movement's security
services, taking with them all the computers, files, working papers and
several other things.

On the top of the mass arrest of human rights activists, a large number of
other local people and refugees have been also arrested and taken to
unknown destinations.

This mass arrests take place at the very same day that the population of
Bukavu are moaning their Archbishop, Mr. Kataliko, buried today.

HERITIERS DE LA JUSTICE believes all people arrested are at risk of
tortures, inhuman treatments and extra-judicial execution.

Accordingly, HERITIERS DE LA JUSTICE calls for the release of all those
arrested, an end to the trend of mass arrest, particularly during this
time, when the local population is still very much affected by the death of
the Archbishop Kataliko.

HERITIERS DE LA JUSTICE finally appeals to anybody capable of helping for
the release of the people arrested to do whatever possible for the sake of
the victims, as well as their families.

Heritiers de la Justice
October 9, 2000





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