Security forces and militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo carried out war crimes and crimes against humanity in a conflict in the country’s Kasai region, the United Nations said.
Security forces and militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo carried out war crimes and crimes against humanity in a conflict in the country’s Kasai region, the United Nations said.
Congolese soldiers and two armed groups — Kamwina Nsapu and Bana Mura — committed « multiple atrocities, including numerous cases of sexual violence and abuses against children, which can be described as crimes against humanity or war crimes, » the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a report published on Tuesday.
« A very serious problem of impunity exists, » it said. Congo Human Rights Minister Marie-Ange Mushobekwa didn’t immediately respond to calls from Bloomberg requesting comment.
