Chris Chapman
Chris Chapman is Conflict Prevention Officer at Minority Rights Group International. He is the author of "Why a minority rights approach to conflict: the case of Southern Sudan", published by MRG. Previously, he worked as a human rights monitor, journalist and conflict resolution trainer in Haiti and Guatemala.
The EU must send troops to Congo now
Probably the most toxic aspect of the current conflict in North Kivu is that, as in Iraq and Sudan and other countries, the protection civilians get from violence often depends on which ethnic group they belong to. The FARDC - the national army - has fled Goma, unable to stem the advance of Laurent Nkunda's National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP). The UN peacekeeping mission is desperately calling for more resources, and in the past has been accused of failing to protect civilians. ...
