The U.N.'s top human rights body agreed Friday to a text presented by Congo that “firmly condemns” support of rebel fighters by neighboring Rwanda in eastern Congo. It also orders the creation of a team of experts to examine rights violations in the region.

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region