Press Release - Civilians under continued assault as warring factions M23 and Congolese Army ramp up use of explosive weapons

KINSHASA, Congo — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International ... conflict already rife with human rights and humanitarian law violations,” Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said. The rights group's report comes ...

Entre janvier et juillet 2024, plus de 150 attaques impliquant des armes explosives à large rayon d’impact ont été recensées dans des zones densément peuplées de l’est de la République démocratique du

Both sides in the fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army and M23 rebels have likely broken the rules of war by firing explosives into civilian-packed areas, Amnesty International said on Monday.

KINSHASA, Congo -- Prominent human rights group ... rife with human rights and humanitarian law violations,” Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP ... already rife with human rights and humanitarian law violations,” Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said. The rights group’s report ...

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The AFC/M23 rebels early Monday, January 27, announced that they captured Goma, the capital of eastern DR Congo's North Kivu Province. The rebels announced the city's capture in a statement ...