Posts tagged M23 Rebels
UN Establishes Mechanism To Investigate Atrocities In Congo
UN Establishes Mechanism To Investigate Atrocities In Congo

(ANALYSIS) Last month, the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution agreeing to establish a fact-finding mission on the serious human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law committed in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Analysis, Christianity, Human Rights, Africa, Islam, Religion, Religious FreedomEwelina U. OchabEwelina Ochab, Forbes, Congo, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 Rebels, Rwanda, Ethnic violence, Human rights, human rights, religion, Christianity, religious freedomComment
Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern Congo
Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern Congo

(ANALYSIS) On Jan. 31, United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting between government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group intensified. The call comes after M23 rebels have already seized Goma, the provincial capital.

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Analysis, Africa, ReligionEwelina U. OchabEwelina Ochab, Forbes, Rwanda, M23 Rebels, Goma, Congo, DRC, religion, AfricaComment