Publication

This new Crisis Group report on the disarmament of the FDLR sets out the building blocks of a new comprehensive strategy, learning from the failures of the past and seeking to make the most of the opportunities created by the change in Rwandan and Congolese policy at the regional level. It is an approach built around several key themes: the protection of civilians, the isolation of the most radical leaders of the FDLR, a peaceful demobilisation scheme for fighters who have not committed genocide and coordinated arrangements for both enforced and voluntary disarmament.