This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, has shared his concerns regarding the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Canadian government also intends to communicate its concerns in the upcoming summit too. Harper mentioned that he was especially concerned regarding the abuses in the country, including sexual assault which is often used as a weapon during conflicts of military and rebel groups.
Numerously, fingers have been pointed on the innumerable wrongdoing in the elections which allowed Joseph Kabila’s government to remain in power. Regardless of all the preceding concerns, Harper still overrules the idea of boycotting this week’s Francophine summit in Congo. While on the contrary, he has already expressed his intentions to leave the upcoming Commonwealth conference in Sri Lanka unless the country makes some progress on human rights.
When asked during a press conference during the first stop on his African tour, in Dakar, Senegal, about why he doesn’t express same concerns for Congo, Harper avoided the question. He stated that “Minister Bernard Valcourt has already visited Congo to express our concerns about human-rights violations and we will express these preoccupations very clearly in that respect.” He added that “and it will be very clear.”
Senegalese President, Macky Sall, stated during the same press conference that not all countries have the same democratic traditions and African countries are already thriving to make the conversion that should’ve been incited long way ago.
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