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
Rwanda: Authorities Must Immediately Release Victoire Ingabire
Rwandan authorities must immediately release opposition politician Victoire Ingabire.
September 19, 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
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
Rwanda: Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Journalist and Members of Political Opposition
This trial is a travesty of justice. It underscores the extent to which any form of peaceful dissent is criminalized…
December 5, 2024
Press Release
DR Congo: Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Perpetrating Summary Killings And Rapes
Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least twenty men and raped scores of women and…
February 17, 2023
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on the US Secretary of State Trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda
In response to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announced trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda,…
August 2, 2022