DRC: In response to abuses committed by AFC/M23 in Uvira, HRW calls on Kigali to suspend and prosecute senior military officials involved in the violence

Author: actualite.cdPublished on: May 14, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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DRC: In response to abuses committed by AFC/M23 in Uvira, HRW calls on Kigali to suspend and prosecute senior military officials involved in the violence

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Rwandan government to suspend and prosecute senior military officials involved in abuses committed by the armed group AFC/M23 in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo. These abuses include serious violence against civilians, worsening the humanitarian situation in the region. HRW emphasized the need for immediate action to end impunity.

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