- United Nations Human Rights Head Volcker Turk said that his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 … we also know that children were in possession of weapons.”
- The United Nations Human Rights Council launched a commission to investigate the atrocities committed by the congregation government forces and rebels since the beginning of the year early this month.
- The M23 is the most prominent of over 100 armed groups that are ready for the control of dollars in the valuable minerals of Eastern Congo, which are used in most of the world’s technology.
The United Nations Human Rights Head accused the Rwanda -backed rebels who seized another major city in Eastern Congo and accused hospitals and godowns for killing children and attacking them for humanitarian aid.
Volcker Turk said in a statement on Tuesday that his office confirmed the “Summary execution cases by M23 after entering the city of Bukevu last week. We also know that the children were occupied by arms.”
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He did not give any details or not mentioned specific events, but the UN agencies have previously accused both the rebels of recruiting congregation government forces and children. The United Nations Human Rights Council launched a commission earlier this month that would investigate atrocities, including rapes and murders for the “summary execution” performed by both sides from the beginning of the year.
The M23 rebels captured the city of Bukavu of 1.3 million people after seizing Goma at a distance of 63 miles in the north last month last month. Goma battle was killed at least 3,000 and thousands of people were displaced.
Red Cross Workers, cleaning the region in the second largest city of Eastern Congo in Buwavu, was taken by the M33 rebels on 17 February 2025. (AP Photo/January Barhiga)
The M23 is the most prominent of the over 100 armed groups that is ready to control dollars in Eastern Congo mineral funds, which is important for most of the world’s technology. According to United Nations experts, the rebels are supported by about 4,000 soldiers from neighboring Rwanda.
Rwanda accused the Congo of listing Hutu fighters responsible for the 1994 minority Tutis and the massacre of medium huts. The M23 says that it is fighting to protect the Rawandan origin from discrimination and the Congo wants to change the modern state with unsuccessful – although critics say it is an excuse for Rwanda’s involvement.
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Unlike 2012, when M23 briefly confiscated Goma and withdrawn after international pressure, analysts have said that this time rebels are eyeing political power.
The long battle over decades has displaced more than 6 million people in the region, causing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
A military official from Uganda said on Tuesday that the soldiers of Uganda had entered the Eastern congregation city of Baniya to assist the Kangoli army in reducing fatal violence by armed ethnic groups.
