Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Frank Kagabo and Agencies Brussels A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report reveals that the rebel FDLR is one of the militias that are still getting support from elements within the Congolese armed forces. The report released on Monday in Brussels says that the FDLR, the Mai Mai Mongol and the Coalition of Congolese Patriotic Resistance (PARECO) continue to receive support from soldiers in the Congolese army, something that puts into question the commitment of the Congolese authorities to the peace process in Eastern Congo. On January 23, 2008, after weeks of talks, the Congolese government signed a peace agreement in Goma, North Kivu, with 22 armed groups. The agreement according to Human Rights Watch, committed all parties to an immediate ceasefire, disengagement of forces from frontline...
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