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HRW accuses M23 militia of rape, finds mass graves in DR Congo

Young men displaced by the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, work on a charcoal kiln to provide food for their families at an IDP camp in Kibati, DRC on January 13, 2023 [Guerchom Ndebo/AFP]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published a damning report accusing the M23 militia of committing murder, rape and “other war crimes” in the volatile east the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent months.

In the report released on Tuesday, HRW said it had so far “documented eight unlawful killings and 14 cases of rape” by M23 fighters.

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