Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results

French translation follows

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-92, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views Dec. 3, 2011 – On these days that mark the 2011 General Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we call on all Congolese leaders of political parties, members of political parties, members of the armed forces and the police to demonstrate their respect for human rights, freedom of expression and choices as well as respect for the right of Congolese to live in peace and human security.

We express our continued solidarity for Congolese populations, particularly women, who are aspiring for peace, human security and an end to gender-based sexual violence; we call on all actors to respect as well as apply the principles that underlie the universal values of human rights, dignity and democracy.

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-12, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views We demand that all Congolese actors involved in the presidential and national deputation elections to respect the choices of the Congolese populations for the governance of the DR Congo.

We are demanding that the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the Congolese government demonstrate their commitments to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) that recognizes the right of all peoples to self-determination, including the right to “freely determine their political status,” pursue their economic, social and cultural goals, and manage and dispose of their own resources, and including the rights to political participation, including the right to join a political party and the right to vote.

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-31, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views We call on all nine neighboring countries, the African Union, United Nations Security Council through MONUSCO, the European Union, the countries of the CEAC (Communauté Économique des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale, Economic Community of Central Africa), the Great Lakes of Africa and EAC countries to respect the sovereignty of the DR Congo. We call on the current Congolese government to respect the DRC constitutions and to demonstrate its political will for free and transparent election processes and a peaceful release of results.

It is time for reason, morality and human dignity to prevail over profit and injustice to enable restoration of peace and the require social or economic justice reinforce state institutions that will guarantee a sovereign state with rule of law that will bring social transformation, human rights and human development in the DRCongo

In peace and solidarity,

COMMON CAUSE UK, platform of Congolese women in the UK: commoncauseuk@gmail.com

CONGO ACTIF-FRANCE: yabisomag@yahoo.fr

FIREFEC Belgium: Firefec.asbl@yahoo.fr

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Mémorandum des femmes RD Congolaises en Grande-Bretagne, Belgique et France, pour les résultats des Elections en RDC

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-41, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views En ces jours qui marquent les élections présidentielles et législatifs en République Démocratique du Congo, nous interpellons tous les acteurs politiques, membres des partis politique, des forces armées et de la police en RDCongo à démontrer leur responsabilité devant la nation Congolaise en respectant le droit à la paix et sécurité humaine, le droit à l’expression et au libre choix .

Nous témoignons et exprimons notre solidarité pour les populations congolaises, particulièrement les femmes qui aspirent à la paix et à une sécurité humaine, à une fin des crimes sexuels et sexospécifiques, Et nous interpellons tous les acteurs à respecter les principes même qui fondent les valeurs universelles des droits humains, de dignité de la personne et de démocratie.

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-61, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views Nous demandons à tous les acteurs impliqués de loin ou de près dans les élections présidentielles et législatives de respecter le choix de la populations Congolaise pour la gouvernance de la RDCongo.

Nous demandons aux membres permanent du Conseil de Sécurité de Nations Unies à travers la MONUSCO, ainsi que l’actuel Gouvernement Congolais de demontrer leurs engagements au pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques (PIDCP) qui garanti le Droit de voter et d’être élu au suffrage universel et égal et le Droit des peuples à disposer d’eux-mêmes et « à disposer librement de leurs richesses et de leurs ressources naturelles »

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-71, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views Nous interpellons, le 9 pays frontaliers de la RDCongo, l’Union Africaine, les Nations Unies à travers la MONUSCO, L’Union Européenne, les Pays de la CEAC et des Grands Lacs d’Afrique de respecter la souveraignté de a RDCongo. Nous exigeons de l’actuel gouvernment Congolais de respecter la Constitution de la RDCongo et de demontrer une volonté politique pour un processus electoral libre et transparent ainsi que la proclamation des elections dans la paix.

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-83, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views Il est temps que la raison, la morale et la dignité humaine l’emportent sur le profit et l’injustice afin de peremettre la restauration de la paix et l’équité requise pour le renforcement des institutions qui garantissent la souveraineté d’un Etat de Droit et le changement social ainsi que le développement humain et les droits humains en RDCongo.

Paix et solidarité

3 Decembre 2011.

DR-Congo-police-army-hold-opposition-presidential-candidate-%C3%89tienne-Tshisikedi-at-Kinshasa-airport-attack-his-supporters-marching-to-airport-112611-103, Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women from Belgium, France and United Kingdom ahead of the DR Congo elections results, World News & Views COMMON CAUSE UK, platform of Congolese women in the UK: commoncauseuk@gmail.com

CONGO ACTIF-FRANCE: yabisomag@yahoo.fr

FIREFEC Belgium: Firefec.asbl@yahoo.fr