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Armed Congolese soldiers inspect the charred shell of a minibus. — (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

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DRC: Rampant ADF Abuses Against Civilians ‘War Crimes Which the World Must Not Continue to Ignore’ – New Report

May 4, 2026

Georgette Ndovya Kavugho, 32, poses for a portrait on April 6, 2021 in Mbaou, Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Georgette Ndovya Kavugho was attacked by members of the ADF Islamist group in her home — (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

Report

I’d Never Seen So Many Bodies: War Crimes by the Allied Democratic Forces in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

May 4, 2026

Photograph of Roger Lumbala Tshitenga, a Congolese armed group leader. — (Peter Busomoke/AFP via Getty Images)

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DRC: Landmark Trial in Paris of Congolese Armed Group Leader is a Crucial Step to Ending Impunity

November 12, 2025

A group of soldiers packed in the back of a pick up truck wearing various uniforms hold their weapons. It is a sunny day. — (Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/Getty Images)

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DRC: Warring Factions in Eastern DRC Commit Gang Rapes, Summary Executions and Abductions

August 20, 2025

US President Donald Trump, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, holds up a document with his signature, with US, DRC, and Rwandan officials behind him.

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DRC: Peace Deal with Rwanda Fails to Address Serious Crimes Committed in Eastern DRC

July 1, 2025

Two basketball teams jump for the ball on a Basketball Africa League court with Visit Rwanda advertisements behind them. — (Nacer Tal/NBAE via Getty Images)

Press Release

NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo

June 13, 2025

A woman in a black shirt, red wrap, and headscarf sits on a wooden stool in a dirt yard facing a small concrete house with clothes hanging on a line. There are green trees around, a bamboo fence, some plants poking up in a garden, and a pile of dirt and dry leaves in the yard. — (Amnesty International)

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DRC: Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Truth and Reparations 25 Years After Kisangani War

June 5, 2025

A Congolese woman sits in silence, gazing at her family’s shell-damaged home. She suffers from mental trauma since the war. — (Amnesty International)

Report

Is Anyone Moved by Congo’s Pain? 25 Years Without Justice for The Six-Day War in Kisangani

June 4, 2025

(Philémon Barbier / Hors Format / Amnesty International)

Press Release

DRC: M23’s Rampant Human Rights Abuses Demand Concerted International Action

March 18, 2025

Trucks haul away ore from a pit in Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, owned by Chinese company CMOC, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 17, 2023. The Democratic Republic of Congo produces over 70 percent of the global supply of cobalt. The metal is a critical component of batteries and seen as key to the renewable energy transition. In Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, owned by Chinese company CMOC, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo by Emmet LIVINGSTONE / AFP) (Photo by EMMET LIVINGSTONE/AFP via Getty Images) — (EMMET LIVINGSTONE/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Need for U.S. Action in the Democratic Republic of Congo

February 14, 2025

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Press Release

DRC: Regional Leadership Needed to Prevent Further Atrocities and Hold Those Suspected of Criminal Responsibility Accountable

February 6, 2025 | DRC

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DRC: Warring Parties Must Prioritize Civilian Protection and Humanitarian Access in Goma

January 27, 2025 | Goma