Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC and MONUSCO repelled an ADF attack on 12 February 2020 in Mbau (Beni, North Kivu)
UN Says Attacks in DR Congo May Amount to War Crimes
A new UN Joint Human Rights report says eighteen months of attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians. The report says "In the majority of cases, the means and the modus operandi of the attacks indicate a clear intention to leave no survivors. Entire families have been hacked to death," it said, adding that attacks "may amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes."
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6 July 2020
Report on violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the Allied Democratic Forces armed group and by members of the defense and security forces in Beni territory, North Kivu provinceand Irumu and Mambasa territories, Ituri province,
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- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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This report by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO)1, jointly published by the United Nations Organization ... see more »
Approximately 20,000 displaced people are currently sheltering in Bunia town (file photo).
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Congo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO Rehabilitates a Vital Bridge in Ituri to Promote Trade and Safety
UN, 21 June 2020
It took three weeks for the MONUSCO Nepalese military engineers to refurbish the Kolomani bridge on the road from Bunia to Mongbwalu in the territory of Djugu, Ituri province. The… Read more »
InFocus
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About 45,000 people have been displaced in attacks by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that erupted in May. In response, Uganda has temporarily re-opened ... Read more »
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Drawn from the region's marginalised ethnic Lendu community, militiamen have killed hundreds in recent weeks, and forced as many as 200,000 to flee their homes last month alone. ... Read more »
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The UN Human Rights Spokesperson Rupert Colville has said that more than 150 people have been killed in Djugu and Mahagi territories in Ituri province since early March 2020, ... Read more »
