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DR Congo Conflict: M23 and Rwanda Accused of Atrocities in Uvira
Human Rights Watch said the forces killed more than 50 civilians, raped at least 8 women and disappeared at least 12 people.
- On Thursday, Human Rights Watch released a report documenting summary executions, rape, and enforced disappearances by M23 rebels and Rwandan forces during their occupation of Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, from December 10, 2025, to January 17, 2026.
- M23 fighters, widely believed to be backed by Rwanda, seized Uvira following the United States-brokered Washington Accords and systematically targeted men and boys accused of links to government-aligned Wazalendo militias during door-to-door operations.
- Based on over 120 interviews, the investigation documented 53 summary executions, at least 8 rapes, and 12 enforced disappearances, with survivors reporting near-total absence of medical care for sexual violence victims during the occupation.
- Human Rights Watch called for prompt, impartial investigations by the International Criminal Court, though neither the Rwandan government nor M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa responded to requests for comment on the documented atrocities.
- Washington recently imposed sanctions on the Rwandan Defence Force over alleged support for M23, while international partners are urged to bolster the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Human Rights Situation in South and North Kivu Provinces.
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DR Congo: HRW accuses M23 and Rwandan forces of killings, rape in Uvira
Human Rights Watch says M23 rebels and Rwandan forces carried out a brutal month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marked by summary executions, rape and enforced disappearances.
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The human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Rwanda of committing possible war crimes against civilians in the city of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in its military mission to support the rebel militia M23-Alianza del Río Congo. The crimes described in an investigation published on Thursday took place between December 2025 and January 2026, after Rwandan troops and insurgents had taken control of the city, in an …
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