Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Fighters Abused Miners and Trafficked Gold and Coltan to Rwanda
Amnesty said 26 interviews and field evidence show M23 abuses miners and routes gold and coltan into Rwanda, potentially amounting to war crimes.
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Fighters Abused Miners and Trafficked Gold and Coltan to Rwanda
The plunder by M23 and Rwanda of DRC's gold and coltan may amount to war crime of pillage M23's multiple violations that also involve Rwandans may amount to war crimes "Rwanda has continued to illegally profit from DRC's mineral wealth," Agnès Callamard Minerals linked to abuses by M23 are prevalent in electronic devices owned by millions across the world
M23 abused DRC's miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda
Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) fighters have committed horrific human rights abuses against artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan to neighbouring Rwanda with the help of Rwandan authorities, Amnesty International said in a new briefing. “DRC: We didn’t come to play: M23 abuses at […]
The M23 rebels, supported by the Rwandan army, are committing horrific human rights violations against miners in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo… Amnesty International: Accuses M23 rebels of smuggling in Congo – They force thousands to work in mines - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
Amnesty International exposes executions and torture in Congolese mines and the lucrative smuggling of gold and coltan into Rwanda, accusing M23 of war crimes. Read more M23 commits war crimes and sends gold to Rwanda, according to Amnesty in News.es.
Amnesty International denounces that the M23 movement, with the support of the Rwandan army, is smuggling minerals, such as coltan and gold, from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda, illegally profiting from the mines.
• The looting of gold and coltan from the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the M23 and Rwanda could constitute a war crime • The multiple human rights abuses perpetrated by the M23 with the involvement of Rwandans could constitute war crimes • "Rwanda continues to profit illegally from the mineral resources of the DRC", Agnes Callamard • Minerals tainted by human rights violations committed by the M23 are found in the electronic devices of mi…
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