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Amnesty accuses M23 of war crimes at Congo mines

Amnesty International documents killings, torture, and forced labor by Rwanda-backed rebels at artisanal mining sites in eastern Congo.

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What to know

  • Amnesty International documented 18 miner deaths and systematic abuses including torture, forced labor, and arbitrary detention by M23 rebels at coltan and gold mines in eastern Congo.
  • The report alleges gold and coltan are being smuggled from M23-controlled areas to Rwanda, supporting long-standing accusations that Rwanda profits from Congo's mineral wealth.
  • M23 and Rwanda authorities have not responded to the allegations; Rwanda has previously denied supporting the rebels or profiting from minerals.
  • The Rubaya mine alone produces about 15% of global tantalum supply, making abuses at these sites consequential for worldwide electronics manufacturing.

“United Nations experts, the United States and Congo's government have in the past accused Rwanda of profiting off Congo's minerals in exchange for its support to the rebels, which Rwanda denies.”

Amnesty International · Philadelphia Inquirer ↗

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Amnesty accuses M23 of war crimes at Congo mines
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    Amnesty documents 18 miner deaths and mineral smuggling to Rwanda

    The report detailed deaths of 18 artisanal miners at the two sites, with witnesses reporting 10 beaten to death, 2 shot dead, and 6 abducted miners later found dead. Amnesty also documented evidence of gold trafficking from M23-controlled areas of Congo into Rwanda through smuggling routes.

    “Witnesses and family members reported that 10 were beaten to death, two were shot dead and six abducted miners were later found dead.”
    — Amnesty International
    • asiny@mstdn.ca

      M23 abuses in Congo mines amount to war crimes, Amnesty International says | CBC News https://www. cbc.ca/news/world/amnesty-inte rnational-m23-congo-mines-war-crimes-9.7352048

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    Amnesty International releases report on M23 abuses at Congo mines

    Amnesty International published findings documenting abuses by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels at artisanal mines in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. The report detailed killings of 18 miners, torture, arbitrary detention, forced labor, and pillage at Rubaya coltan mine and Lomera gold mine, based on interviews with 26 witnesses conducted from January 2025 to March 2026.

    “summary killings — a term used to describe killings outside of any legal framework — torture, arbitrary detention, forced labor and pillage…”
    — Amnesty International

    1. 2 outlets first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 3d ago · also AP News · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet M23 fighters abused miners at 2 sites, Amnesty International says

      first by UPI, 2d ago

    • Amnesty accuses M23 rebels of killings and abuses at Congo mines http:// newsfeed.facilit8.network/TVZh 3y # Congo # M23Rebels # AmnestyInternational # WarCrimes # HumanRights

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