Because of the war, stuff like this is getting overlooked:
1000 killed in Congo ethnic violence, says UN
At least 1000 people have been killed in ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations said today, one day after the signing of an accord to end more than four years of war in the vast Central African country.
Sydney Morning Herald, April 7 2003

As Nick says, 'so the US, as a proud defender of human rights, will wage war, right?'