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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Banchereau

Rwanda-backed rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern Congo, rights group says

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Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities on Tuesday.

“These acts violate international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said in a statement.

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