"We approached the UK government in early 2009 once sanctions were passed where you could list entities supporting armed groups for sanctions," says Seema Joshi legal adviser at Global Witness. "We decided to take advantage of that. We requested they put forward certain names." She says Global Witness and UK government representatives met several times last year. By November, no action had been taken and the same companies were mentioned again by a group of UN experts. Relevant Links"Further evidence again came up during that period, which showed that these companies were breaking sanctions," says Joshi. "In eastern Congo there are still high levels of violence. By the UK government not taking action it's allowing the funding of armed groups in these areas and allowing the conflict to perpetuate." Britain's Foreign Office released a statement saying it expects all British companies operating in the minerals sector in the DRC to follow high standards of due diligence. "We will continue to take reports that they are not doing so seriously, and will assess in each case whether there are grounds to consider recommending to UN partners that sanctions measures be imposed or supporting proposals for listings made by other states," it said. Listen to Seema Joshi of Global Witness here. Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website Read comments. Write your own. Copyright © 2010 Radio France Internationale. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here. AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. AllAfrica - All the Time
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