Attacks on Civilians in Eastern Congo
This 183-page report documents in detail the deliberate killing of more than 1,400 civilians between January and September 2009 during two successive Congolese army operations against a Rwandan Hutu militia, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
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ISBN: 1-56432-583-0
ISBN: 1-56432-583-0
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- “You Will Be Punished”
- Maps
- Summary
- Recommendations
- I. Background
- II. Lead-Up to Military Operations
- III. Human Rights Abuses by FDLR and Allies
- IV. FDLR Responsibility
- V. Abuses by the Congolese Army and Other Forces
- VI. Congolese Army Attacks on Rwandan Hutu Refugees
- VII. Congolese Government and Army’s Failure to Protect Civilians
- VIII. MONUC and Civilian Protection
- Annex I: Civilians Killed by FDLR Combatants
- Annex II: Civilians Killed by the Congolese Army and Their Coalition Partner
- Annex III: Civilians Raped by FDLR Combatants
- Annex IV: Civilians Raped by the Congolese Army and Their Coalition Partner
- Annex V: Deliberate Burning of Civilian Homes and Other Structures
- Acknowledgements