Press Release
DRC: M23 Fighters Abused Miners and Trafficked Gold and Coltan to Rwanda
Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have committed horrific human rights abuses against artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
September 20, 2026
Report
DRC: ‘We Didn’t Come to Play’: M23 Abuses at Artisanal Mines and the Trafficking of Gold and Coltan to Rwanda
Amnesty International researched M23 abuses in eastern DRC, including summary killings, torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary detention and more.
September 20, 2026
Press Release
DRC: Authorities Must End Support for Armed Group Suspected of War Crimes
The Congolese government must immediately end its support and collaboration with CMC-FDP and other abusive Wazalendo groups and hold them…
June 25, 2026
Press Release
DRC: Rampant ADF Abuses Against Civilians ‘War Crimes Which the World Must Not Continue to Ignore’ - New Report
A surge in human rights abuses by Allied Democratic Forces in Democratic Republic of Congo amount to war crimes and…
May 4, 2026
Report
I’d Never Seen So Many Bodies: War Crimes by the Allied Democratic Forces in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Amnesty International examined the impact of the violence by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on civilians in the eastern Democratic…
May 4, 2026
Press Release
DRC: Landmark Trial in Paris of Congolese Armed Group Leader is a Crucial Step to Ending Impunity
All those committing crimes under international law and grave human rights violations in the DRC should be held individually accountable.
November 12, 2025
Press Release
DRC: Warring Factions in Eastern DRC Commit Gang Rapes, Summary Executions and Abductions
The Rwanda-backed M23 and the Wazalendo coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army have committed gang raped women…
August 20, 2025
Press Release
DRC: Peace Deal with Rwanda Fails to Address Serious Crimes Committed in Eastern DRC
The recent peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda fails to address justice for the victims…
July 1, 2025
Press Release
NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo
The NBA should review its partnership with Rwanda due to severe human rights abuses currently being committed by the Rwanda-backed…
June 13, 2025
Press Release
DRC: Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Truth and Reparations 25 Years After Kisangani War
Twenty-five years since the Six-Day War in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo, victims are still waiting for truth, justice…
June 5, 2025
Report
Is Anyone Moved by Congo’s Pain? 25 Years Without Justice for The Six-Day War in Kisangani
Amnesty International researched the actions taken by the Congolese authorities since the Kisangani war and how the survivors are today.
June 4, 2025
Press Release
DRC: M23’s Rampant Human Rights Abuses Demand Concerted International Action
The alarming scale and frequency of abuses in eastern Congo should shock the world.
March 18, 2025