Mass graves found in DRC village after M23 rebels withdrawal: HRW

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DRC's M23 rebels executed scores of villagers and militia members between November and April, and buried their bodies in mass graves, HRW alleges

Scores of civilians including women and children have been killed by the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to a UN report. / Photo: AP Archive

Human Rights Watch released the findings in a report on Wednesday, accusing Rwanda of backing the group and calling for proper exhumations and investigations into the killings. The M23 denied the allegations in a statement and accused the watchdog of seeking to tarnish its image.

 

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