US EditionRwanda-backed rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern Congo, rights group says
- Amnesty International accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing, torturing, and forcibly disappearing civilians on Tuesday in eastern Congo cities Goma and Bukavu.
- This follows a decades-long conflict that escalated in January as M23 advanced, capturing strategic cities Goma in January and Bukavu in February.
- Amnesty interviewed 18 former detainees between February and April who reported detention without due process, harsh conditions, torture, witnessed killings, and denied access to relatives.
- Amnesty has condemned these actions as breaches of international humanitarian standards that could constitute war crimes, while UN experts report that approximately 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are backing the M23 rebels.
- Despite a recent truce agreement with Congo's army, fighting continues, worsening a humanitarian crisis that has displaced over 7 million people in mineral-rich eastern Congo.
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Amnesty International Accuses M23 Rebels of War Crimes in Eastern Congo - teleSUR English
Amnesty International has accused the M23 rebel group fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of committing war crimes, including killings, torture, and forced disappearances of civilian detainees. In a report published Tuesday, the NGO revealed that Rwanda-backed militants were systematically carrying out serious abuses in areas under their control, violating international humanitarian law. The Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (…
Armed group condemned over human rights abuses against civilians in DRC
Amnesty International reported on Tuesday that the March 23 Movement (M23) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has committed human rights violations against Congolese civilians amid ongoing armed conflict that may amount to war crimes. The organization interviewed 18 former detainees held in detention sites controlled by M23 fighters, who confirmed that they either experienced or witnessed human rights abuses perpetrated by the armed group…
Congo faces rising military costs, tax shortfall in revised 'combat budget'
Congo is grappling with soaring military costs and declining tax revenues due to an offensive by Rwandan-backed rebels, who now occupy much of the country's eastern borderlands, a revised wartime budget under consideration by lawmakers showed.
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