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Mass graves discovered in DR Congo
At least 15 mass graves have been found in north-western Democratic Republic of Congo following ethnic bloodshed in December, a spokeswoman for MONUSCO said.
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Mass grave found in Ethiopia
Police in Ethiopia uncovered a grave containing at least 200 bodies along the border between the strife-torn Oromiya and Somali regions, state-affiliated...
UN appeals to Egypt to overturn mass death sentences
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged Egypt's appeals court to overturn mass death sentences handed down by a lower court...
Central African Republic mass rape allegation
Militia fighters attacked, kidnapped and raped a large group of women in an isolated area of Central African Republic last month, Medecins...
Mass Boko Haram trial resumes
Hundreds of people suspected of links to Boko Haram are on trial in a detention centre in central Nigeria in a resumption...
UN names experts for probe DRC mass killings
The United Nations named three human rights experts to lead an international investigation into killings and other crimes in the Kasai region...
Finger pointed at DR Congo army elements over Kasai mass graves
The United Nations accuses "elements" of the Congolese army of digging most of the mass graves identified in the insurrection-ravaged Kasai region...
More mass graves uncovered in DR Congo
Congolese authorities identified 10 more mass graves in a region where the military and militia fighters accuse each other of summary executions...
Discovery of more mass graves in DRC reveals ‘unfolding horror’
Rising alarm over increasing reports of serious human rights violations in the Kasai Central and Kasai Oriental provinces of Democratic Republic of...
Mass graves in central DR Congo bear witness to growing violence
The increasingly brutal nature of fighting in central Congo between the army and local militia is on vivid display in the village...
Mass graves found in DR Congo
Three mass graves have been discovered in central Democratic Republic of Congo, where hundreds have been killed since July in clashes between...