US EditionRights Groups Reports Reveal Human Rights Violation in DRC
Amnesty International documented over 53 testimonies revealing gang rapes, summary executions, and attacks on hospitals by M23 and Wazalendo in eastern DRC's conflict zones.
- On Wednesday, Amnesty International released a briefing accusing the M23 rebel group and Wazalendo militia of gang rapes, murders, hospital attacks, abductions, and torture across eastern DRC, including Goma and Bukavu between March and May.
- Rooted in decades-old tensions, analysts note the conflict stems from the 1994 Rwandan genocide as Amnesty documented militarisation with M23 seizing territory and Wazalendo armed by FARDC, while UN and Kinshasa accuse Rwanda; a 19 July declaration of principles aims for peace amid abuses.
- Amnesty's interviews with more than 53 victims and witnesses revealed that among 14 survivors of sexual violence, eight accused M23 fighters of gang rape and five cited Wazalendo, while Amnesty documented five summary killings in Goma and South Kivu.
- Amnesty urged the DRC state to open effective investigations under the Minnesota Protocol, called on Rwanda and Congo to hold perpetrators accountable, and stressed protecting civilians, especially women and girls.
- Between January and May this year, Amnesty recorded abuses including gang rapes from March to May, with victims telling investigators, `They said we would die`, even as the 19 July declaration of principles seeks peace.
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Rights groups reports reveal human rights violation in DRC
Rights groups accuse the Rwanda-backed M23 militia of ethnically targeted killings in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with both M23 and pro-government Wazalendo forces implicated in abuses like gang rapes and summary executions. Their seizure of mineral-rich areas has worsened an ongoing humanitarian crisis in a region long scarred by decades of conflict. FRANCE 24's correspondent in the region has more on the issue.
Mass killings, ethnic cleansing, rape: Human rights group slams atrocities by M23, Wazalendo militias
The accusations come weeks after the UN reported that the M23 killed more than 319 civilians in North Kivu in July, and alleged that Rwandan soldiers were directly involved
Armed factions in DRC spark outrage after heinous crimes against women and civilians
A coalition of Rwanda-allied armed groups on Wednesday committed a range of atrocities that violate international humanitarian law against civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some of which include the gang rapes of women, according to Amnesty International. In a new briefing entitled “DRC: ‘They said we would die’: M23 and Wazalendo abuses in eastern Congo”, details of the brutal murders of Congolese civilians, attacks o…
Amnesty International Calls Out M23 and FARDC from DRC for Committing 'Atrocities' - teleSUR English
Amnesty International (AI) reported on Wednesday that both the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) and the militias allied with the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), who are engaged in conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have committed gang rapes, summary executions, and abductions targeting civilians. RELATED: ADF Rebels Kill Over 30 Civilians in North Kivu, Congo Amid Escalating Violence “The brutality of the warring …
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