The village of Gatumba lies on the western side of Burundi, near to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On August 13th 2004, a refugee camp in Gatumba was the scene of one of the largest civilian massacres carried out in Burundi in recent years. A force of armed combatants, many of them members of the Forces for National Liberation (Forces pour la Liberation Nationale, FNL), massacred at least 152 Congolese civilians and wounded another 106. The FNL is a predominantly Hutu rebel movement known for its hostility to Tutsi and the victims were largely Banyamulenge, a group often categorized with Tutsi. Massacres are individual events of deliberate mass killing, especially of noncombatant civilians or other innocents. ... Republic of the Congo (light green) Democratic Republic of the Congo (dark green) Congo is a name shared by two countries in both West and Central Africa: Republic of the Congo is often known as Congo-Brazzaville. It is the smaller of the two and lies to the west in... Hutu is the name given to one of the three ethnic groups occupying Burundi and Rwanda. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa: the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ... The Banyamulenge are a group of ethnic Tutsis living in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa: the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ...
Following the FNL's admission of responsibility for the Gatumba massacre, the Burundian government issued arrest warrants for the group's leader Agathon Rwasa, and declared their intention to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court. The United Nations issued a resolution condemning the attack, and the African Union declared the FNL a terrorist organisation. No arrests have yet been made. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Anthem: Let us all unite and celebrate together Official languages The African languages, as well as Arabic, English, French and Portuguese Some member states have other official languages. ...
Justice for the victims of the Gatumbamassacre, Friday 13th 2004 Petition
On Friday 13th August 2004, at least 156 civilans were massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp, in Burundi.
The Justice for the victims of the Gatumbamassacre, Friday 13th 2004 Petition to United Nations Security Council was created by and written by Richard Wilson (rcameronw@aol.com).
The village of Gatumba lies on the western side of Burundi, near to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
On August 13, 2004, a refugee camp in Gatumba was the scene of one of the largest civilian massacres carried out in Burundi in recent years.
Following the FNL's admission of responsibility for the Gatumbamassacre, the Burundian government issued arrest warrants for the group's leader Agathon Rwasa, and declared their intention to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court.
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