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UN accuses M23 of committing 'summary executions' of children in DRC

Elements of the M23 in front of the administrative office of the province of South Kivu, in the east of the DRC, in Bukavu, on 16 February 2025. © AP - Janvier Barhahiga / archive RFI

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

The UN rights office warned the situation in eastern DRC was "deteriorating sharply, resulting in serious human rights violations and abuses".

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