Amnesty International: 'The appropriation of gold and coltan by the M23 constitutes an act of pillage, an offense considered a war crime'

Amnesty International released a report on human rights violations committed by the M23 in artisanal mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in Rubaya and Lomera. The report indicates summary executions, torture, forced labor, and the looting of mineral resources illegally exported to Rwanda. Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty, emphasized Rwanda's potential responsibility in these abuses.