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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Banchereau

Rights group demands probe of ex-governor, 2 army officers in Congo for possible humanitarian crimes

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Amnesty International called for an investigation Wednesday into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last year protesting the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country.

The human rights group said in a report Congo's security forces killed at least 56 people and injured 80 more, during a protest in the eastern city of Goma in August 2023.

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