Article: U.N. Security Council slaps travel ban and arms embargo on Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders in eastern Congo

EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-22-2005
Dateline: UNITED NATIONS
The U.N. Security Council has slapped a travel ban and arms embargo on Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders in eastern Congo who are impeding the disarmament and repatriation of their followers.

The council imposed the same sanctions on political and military leaders of Congolese militias receiving support from other countries who block the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programs in Congo.

A resolution adopted unanimously by the council late Wednesday deplored the fact that foreign armed groups in eastern Congo have not yet laid down their arms and demanded ...

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