Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” ...

Between the threat of the M23 in Goma and backlash from protesters in Kinshasa condemning the silence of Western embassies, ...

Responding to the escalation of violence in the region, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said: "Thousands of Congolese civilians are once again ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, authorities have opted to implement the death penalty as a response to the surge in ...

Responding to reports that more than 170 people under sentence of death have been transferred to Angenga prison for imminent execution in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sarah Jackson, Amnesty ...

They brought him back to Kinshasa to face a military trial ... human rights beyond their borders," Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said ...

Anti-Rwandan protests broke out in Kinshasa Tuesday morning, as rebels battled Congolese forces in the key eastern city of ...

"Amnesty International examined attacks between January ... into the situation in eastern DRC following a referral by Kinshasa, should consider investigating attacks on densely populated civilian ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war ...

They brought him back to Kinshasa to face a military trial ... human rights beyond their borders," Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said ...

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