UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
The U.N.'s top human rights body agreed Friday to a text presented by Congo that “firmly condemns” support of rebel fighters ...
DR Congo conflict advances as U.N. warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday ...
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EU calls for accountability in eastern Congo, backing fact-finding resolution at UN Human Rights Council
Congo's resolution calls for establishment of independent fact-finding mission to investigate widespread human rights abuses ...
Worst may be coming in east Congo conflict, says UN rights head
GENEVA - The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase. Read ...
U.S. warns of potential sanctions on Rwandan, Congolese officials amid conflict
Ahead of a summit aimed at addressing the growing conflict in eastern Congo, the U.S. has cautioned that it could impose ...
UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
The U.N.'s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have ...