M23: Discrimination Against Tutsis

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Tutsis in DR Congo and the M23: Links to Rwanda fuel discrimination

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The status of Tutsis in DR Congo is a complex and sensitive matter that goes to the heart of who is considered to be a Congolese .

The UN has documented decades of discrimination against Tutsi and the Banyamulenge.

The perception that Tutses are "foreign" can have deadly consequences.

At the root of this discrimination is the association of the Tuts , which has been led by Rwanda since 1994 .

In the early 1970s , then-President Mobutu Sese Seko granted citizenship to anyone who had originated from Rwanda or Burundi , provided they were present on Congolese territory before 1960 .

In 1981 , parliament rowed back on these rights and many Tutsis , Banyamulenge and people from other minority groups were "derived of their nationality and left stateless" Today , the constitution considers the Tutsi and Banyanulenge groups to be Congolous and some individuals from these communities occupy senior military and governance positions.

But there is still significant evidence of discrimination against these groups.

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