UN rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC

<p>OHCHR says Tutsi-led M23 group killed three boys in Bukavu last week after capturing the city</p><p>The UN human rights office accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing three children in Bakavu, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/rwanda-backed-m23-rebels-capture-drc-city-bukavu">Democratic Republic of the Congo city they captured last week</a>, expressing alarm at human rights violations by the militia.</p><p>“Our office has 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,” Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN’s Office of the high commissioner for human rights (OHCHR), said on Tuesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/18/un-accuses-rwanda-backed-militia-of-killing-children-in-eastern-drc">Continue reading...</a>