Four Corners is publishing the final UN report into the massacre in Kilwa, in the Democratic Republi
Published by MAC on 2005-06-20Four Corners is publishing the final UN report into the massacre in Kilwa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which took place in October 2004. The report, which has been translated from its original French, was produced by MONUC, the UN's official agency in the DRC.
The report confirms that the Australian company Anvil Mining provided logistical support - including trucks, drivers and air transport - and "contributed to the payment of a certain number of soldiers" when Congolese military moved to crush an uprising at Kilwa. It also details threats made against local human rights campaigners after the Four Corners report "The Kilwa Incident" was broadcast on June 20, 2005.
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2005/s1479459.htm
UN Report (PDF): http://abc.net.au/4corners/content/2005/MONUC_report_oct05.pdf