Clementine de Montjoye
@demontcl.bsky.social
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NEW: HRW geospatial analysis shows a large increase of graves in Kanombe Military Cemetery in Kigali, Rwanda since the M23 armed group and Rwanda Defence Force offensive on Goma and Bukavu in eastern DR Congo in Jan 2025. 1/12🧵⤵️
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Nouveau rapport @hrw-fr.hrw.org: 140+ civils exécutés par le #M23, soutenu par le #Rwanda, dans 14 localités de l'est de la #RDC en juillet 2025. Les lois de la guerre s’appliquent même en temps de négociation. Les responsables devraient être traduits en justice

www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
RD Congo : Le M23 a commis des massacres près du parc national des Virunga
Le groupe armé M23, contrôlé par le Rwanda, a exécuté sommairement plus de 140 civils, majoritairement hutus, dans au moins 14 villages et petites communautés agricoles en juillet 2025 près du parc na...
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New @hrw.org report documents summary executions of 140+ civilians by the #Rwanda‑backed #M23 in 14 villages/farmlands in eastern #DRCongo in July 2025. Laws of war remain binding, even during peace negotiations. Those responsible should be brought to justice.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
DR Congo: M23 Mass Killings Near Virunga National Park
The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians, in at least 14 villages and farming areas in July 2025 near Virunga National Park, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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"Le président Félix Tshisekedi, avec un soutien international, devrait se concentrer sur la protection des civils et renforcer la surveillance militaire dans l'est de la RDC afin de protéger les communautés qui souffrent depuis longtemps contre de nouvelles atrocités" -
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Wazalendo fighters have committed beatings, killings, and extortion, at times on an ethnic basis, in S Kivu. #Congo gov should end support of Wazalendo coalition + impartially investigate & prosecute all those responsible for abuses.

New @hrw communique
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
DR Congo: Army-Backed Militias Abuse Civilians in South Kivu
A coalition of Congolese army-backed militias known as the “Wazalendo” have recently committed widespread abuses against civilians in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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#BurkinaFaso: L’armée a dirigé des massacres ethniques
Les vidéos de #Solenzo ont créé des ondes de choc, mais elles ne montrent qu’une partie de l’histoire. L’armée était responsable de ces massacres de peuls, suivis de représailles du JNIM, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
Burkina Faso : L’armée a dirigé des massacres ethniques
L’armée du Burkina Faso a dirigé et a participé au massacre de plus de 130 civils peuls – et potentiellement bien plus – commis par des milices pro-gouvernementales dans la région occidentale de la Bo...
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#BurkinaFaso: Army Directs Ethnic Massacres
The videos of atrocities by VDPs near Solenzo sent shock waves but only told part of the story. New research found the army was responsible for these killings of Fulani ppl, followed by reprisals by JNIM, @hrw.org

www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
Burkina Faso: Army Directs Ethnic Massacres
The Burkina Faso army led and participated in the massacre of more than 130, possibly many more, ethnic Fulani civilians by pro-government militias in the western Boucle du Mouhoun region in March 202...
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EU finally got serious against those involved in int'l law & rights violations in eastern #DRCongo - sanctioning both #M23 leaders & their #Rwanda backers.

But Kigali's overreaction shouldn't hide why those sanctions matter for EU-Rwanda cooperation 🧵👇

www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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The Rwanda-backed #M23 and AFC have threatened, detained and attacked journalists, critics and civil society activists since taking Goma in eastern #DRC. Media have faced threats + pressure by all sides in their reporting on the conflict. New @hrw report:

www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
DR Congo: Rwanda-Backed M23 Target Journalists, Activists
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, critics, and civil society activists since capturing Goma in eastern D...
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Le #M23 soutenu par le #Rwanda et l'AFC ont menacé, détenu et attaqué journalistes, voix critiques et activistes depuis la prise de Goma en #RDC. Les médias font face à menaces + pressions de toutes parts dans leur couverture du conflit.

Nouveau rapport @hrw_fr: www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
RD Congo : Le M23 soutenu par le Rwanda cible des journalistes et des activistes
Le groupe armé M23 soutenu par le Rwanda, ainsi que l’Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) dont le M23 fait partie, ont menacé, placé en détention et attaqué des journalistes, des détracteurs et des activistes...
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"Congo is absolutely central to modern life. It's the engine behind the most pivotal moment in the 20th century."

New episode of our Rights & Wrongs podcast discusses the story of the Democratic Republic of Congo ⤵️
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I hope Commissioner Sikela told #Rwanda 's Foreign Minister that @ec.europa.eu will suspend flawed minerals deal signed a year ago by his predecessor.

Deal's conditions can't be met as long as Rwanda supports abusive #M23 & illegal mining & smuggling in #DRCongo.

euobserver.com/news/arfffe6...
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Une nouvelle analyse géospatiale de @hrw-fr.bsky.social montre le démantèlement de camps à l'ouest de #Goma, dans l'est de la République démocratique du #Congo, qui abritaient des centaines de milliers de personnes déplacées.

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New HRW geospatial analysis shows the dismantlement of camps west of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, that housed hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

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The Rwanda-backed M23 has as unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

It's cruel and a possible war crime.
DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The #M23’s order to forcibly remove tens of thousands of displaced people from camps around Goma in eastern #DRCongo to areas with no support is both cruel and a possible war crime.

New @hrw communique:

hrw.org/news/2025/02...
DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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