Crime has increased in eastern DR Congo's two major cities which were recently seized by the Rwanda-backed M23, the UN's humanitarian agency said Monday, although life is beginning to return to normal.

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday,

Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army in the eastern city of Bukavu, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday ().

The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief supplies in the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels swept in at the weekend,

Local authorities and civil society leaders confirmed 2,500 prisoners escaped and there was widespread looting after M23 took Bukavu, DRC.

Three children in Bukavu were tragically executed by the M23 rebel group after donning abandoned army gear. The UN human rights office confirmed these incidents and raised concerns about the safety of journalists and civil society amid ongoing infractions by the rebels.

The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest insurgency started in 2022 and deal a further blow to Kinshasa's authority in the east.

The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to advance, despite calls for a ceasefire from the African Union and threats of sanctions.

Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army in the eastern city of Bukavu, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday,

Volker Türk said in a statement Tuesday that his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week. We are also aware that children were in possession of weapons.” He provided no details or ...

Children Were Executed by M23 in Congo's Bukavu, UN Says GENEVA (Reuters) - Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese ...