In two reports published last Wednesday, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both accused the M23 rebels of committing war crimes. An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was held on Friday. African Facts revisits these accusations and their reliability.
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Did the M23 killed scores of “Hutu farmers” in Rutshuru as claimed by Reuters and United Nations employees ?
Nothing has been provided that allows it to be confirmed. In fact, a body of evidence suggests that members of the Nyatura-CMC militias would be at work. African Facts bring you up to date on accusations of the M23’s involvement in the massacre and the situation in the Rutshuru territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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