IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1025 
Condemning all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse against ethnic 
minorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2026 
Mr. CARSON (for himself, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. DOGGETT) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse 
against ethnic minorities in the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo. 
Whereas the Democratic Republic of the Congo (referred to 
in this Resolution as the ‘‘DRC’’) has been beset for dec-
ades by various challenges, including natural disasters, 
political unrest, abuses against civilians from many com-
munities, and targeted ethnic-based violence; 
Whereas ethnic minorities in the DRC have been the targets 
of an escalation of hate speech and incitement to violence 
nationwide, including in anti-minority rhetoric employed 
by some politicians and security force officials; 
Whereas hate speech against certain ethnic minorities in the 
eastern DRC has included rhetoric from politicians and 
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other public figures characterizing entire ethnic groups as 
‘‘foreigners’’ or ‘‘invaders’’ despite many families having 
resided in the region for generations, thereby creating a 
climate that facilitates atrocities; 
Whereas the United States, the United Nations, credible 
human rights organizations, the UN Group of Experts, 
and civil society have documented and published reports 
or findings that implicate the armed forces of the DRC 
(referred to in this Resolution as ‘‘FARDC’’) in aiding 
and collaborating with armed groups and militias, includ-
ing the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda 
(FDLR), which has been designated for United Nations 
sanctions due to human rights violations; 
Whereas the return and expansion of M23, which maintains 
that it represents minority communities facing persecu-
tion and operates in response to FDLR, has coincided 
with large-scale displacement, and whereas credible re-
ports document that minority communities have faced 
targeted violence and discrimination that M23 cites as 
justification for its existence; 
Whereas the United States strongly urges Rwanda to fully 
withdraw Rwandan Defense Force troops from the DRC 
and cease all financial and military support for M23, in 
accordance with its commitment in the June 2025 peace 
agreement to respect the territorial integrity and sov-
ereignty of the DRC; 
Whereas in January and February 2025, M23 forces seized 
the city of Goma and large areas of North and South 
Kivu, committing extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, 
and abductions, and forcibly closing displaced persons 
camps in February 2025, leaving thousands of civilians 
exposed to dire living conditions, as documented by cred-
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ible human rights organizations including Human Rights 
Watch; 
Whereas violence against ethnic minority communities per-
petrated by the FARDC and government-backed militias 
including Rwanda-backed M23 and other DRC armed 
groups may constitute ethnic cleansing or meet one or 
more of the criteria under Article II of the United Na-
tions Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of 
the Crime of Genocide, to which the United States and 
the DRC are parties, particularly in cases where attacks 
have reportedly been accompanied by genocidal rhetoric; 
Whereas militias engage in illicit mining activities to finance 
and sustain themselves, often exploiting child labor and 
engaging in environmental degradation practices that un-
dermine the DRC’s economic interests and international 
treaty obligations; 
Whereas in April 2019, the United States and the DRC es-
tablished the United States-DRC Privileged Partnership 
for Peace and Prosperity, to which the 2 countries added 
the Preservation of the Environment in February 2021, 
which aims to advance democracy, combat corruption and 
impunity, promote human rights, improve security, and 
encourage sustainable development and United States in-
vestment in the DRC; and 
Whereas the Department of State Integrated Country Strat-
egy for the DRC states that ‘‘the success of the DRC’s 
democracy hinges on stability in the coun-try’s eastern 
provinces’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns all acts of violence and human 
rights violations perpetrated against ethnic minori-
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ties and civilians by members of the Armed Forces 
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23, and 
other armed groups operating throughout the east-
ern DRC, including killings, sexual violence, looting, 
forced displacement, and the use of child soldiers, as 
has been documented by credible sources; 
(2) calls for increased security for the millions 
of people forcibly displaced in the DRC; 
(3) reaffirms that the United States holds the 
Government of the DRC responsible for upholding 
the rights of all citizens, regardless of ethnicity, in 
accordance with the DRC’s international obligations; 
(4) urges social media companies to curb hate 
speech and incitement to violence on their platforms; 
(5) appeals to neighboring countries to uphold 
their commitment to providing safe harbor for refu-
gees from all communities, including ethnic minority 
communities, until the human rights of such refu-
gees can be guaranteed in the DRC; 
(6) recognizes that the United States has an 
international obligation to uphold its commitments 
to prevent and punish the crime of genocide; 
(7) calls for the DRC and Rwanda to uphold 
their commitments stipulated in the June 2025 
peace agreement, which aims to ensure the de-risk-
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