Who Should Protect the Congolese Tutsi Community?
CNDP: The Problem in Brief III. Policy Recommendations and Advocacy Recommendations for U.S. Policymakers Action for U.S. Citizens: Letter to Members of the US Congress ************************************************** Introduction to FDLR and CNDP The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) (the Rwandan rebel group) and the National Council for the Defense of the People (CNDP) (the pro- Rwanda rebel group led by the renegade Congolese general Laurent Nkunda) present two of the main challenges to peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Both groups are reluctant to peacefully lay down their weapons as requested by their respective governments. CNDP was founded on July 26, 2006 by breaking away from the National Synergy for Peace and Concorde (Synergie Nationale pour la Paix et la Concorde) founded on December 18, 2003 in Bukavu, the North Kivu capital city. CNDP claims to protect the minority Tutsi community against the Hutu FDLR, fighting for their rights in
