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Three children were executed by M23 in Congo’s Bukavu, UN human-rights office says

Three children were executed by the M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army in Bukavu, as reported by the UN human rights office.
M23's entry into Bukavu marks significant territorial gains, further undermining the authority of DRC's government, according to a spokesperson for the UN human rights office.
The Congolese government's withdrawal allowed M23 to capture Bukavu, leading to looting and a prison break, as community leaders observed.
M23's advances have given them control over significant mineral deposits in eastern DRC, as noted by UN spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.

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The Telegraph

M23 rebels ‘execute’ children in assault on major DRC city

Rwanda-backed insurgent group seizes Bukavu, plunging country deeper into crisis

3 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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telesurtv.net

M23 terrorists execute children in Democratic Republic of the Congo

On Tuesday, maritime traffic returned to Lake Kivu, with the reopening of the ports of the cities of Goma and Bukavu. The terrorist group 23 March (M23) killed three children in the city of Bukavu after collecting arms and clothing left by the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported. READ ALSO: Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirms the seizur…

3 days ago

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Liberation

DRC: UN accuses M23 of having executed children after taking the city of Bukavu

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights assures on Tuesday, 18 February, that it "confirmed cases of summary executions of children" by rebels supported by Rwandans, after the city of the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo fell into their hands last weekend.

4 days ago·Paris, France

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The Globe & Mail

Three children were executed by M23 in Congo’s Bukavu, UN human-rights office says

Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, military sources and townsfolk say

4 days ago·Canada

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Times Live

Three children were executed by M23 in DR Congo's Bukavu, says UN

It is believed the children were found with weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army.

4 days ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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tv360nigeria.com

DRC Crisis Deepens as M23 Militants Intensify Violence, Target Children and Civilians - TV360 Nigeria

The humanitarian disaster in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached catastrophic new heights as reports emerge of M23 fighters, allegedly backed by Rwanda, committing heinous acts of violence, including the execution of children and widespread sexual abuse. On Tuesday, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) confirmed that M23 forces had brutally killed three children in the city of Bukavu,…

3 days ago

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