Kinshasa, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - Amnesty accuses M23 of abuses against miners in DR Congo

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2026-09-21

Amnesty International said on Monday the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was carrying out torture, arbitrary detention and other serious human rights abuses against artisanal miners in the eastern DR Congo. Since resurfacing in late 2021, M23 fighters have seized large parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region rich in minerals and plagued by decades of conflict. The anti-governmental group has taken control of Rubaya, a major mini......

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