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Armed Congolese soldiers inspect the charred shell of a minibus.
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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

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
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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

Photograph of Roger Lumbala Tshitenga, a Congolese armed group leader.
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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

A group of soldiers packed in the back of a pick up truck wearing various uniforms hold their weapons. It is a sunny day.
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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

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.

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

Two basketball teams jump for the ball on a Basketball Africa League court with Visit Rwanda advertisements behind them.
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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

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)

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

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

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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

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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

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

If the U.S. fails to protect civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it abdicates its human rights commitments and…

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

This special summit on the grave situation in the DRC is well overdue.

February 6, 2025

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

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s regional and international partners must exert pressure on all parties to the conflict in…

January 27, 2025