UN warns of executions, gang rape as M23 rebels expand control in eastern Congo
As the M23 seeks to advance after capturing the strategic city of Goma this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk "calls for an end to the violence and for all parties to uphold their obligations under international human rights law". Rape has been widely documented as a weapon of war in eastern Congo for decades, fuelling a long-running sexual violence crisis in the region.
As the M23 seeks to advance after capturing the strategic city of Goma this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk "calls for an end to the violence and for all parties to uphold their obligations under international human rights law". Rape has been widely documented as a weapon of war in eastern Congo for decades, fuelling a long-running sexual violence crisis in the region.
