Overview

• Amnesty International found that M23 fighters in Goma and Bukavu tortured civilians with hammers, electric cables and rods, allegations that may amount to war crimes.
• Eighteen former detainees described being held without evidence in overcrowded, unsanitary cells deprived of adequate food, water or medical care, with some prisoners dying in custody.
• Relatives seeking missing loved ones were repeatedly denied access to detention sites or told they were not held there, raising concerns of enforced disappearances.
• United Nations experts estimate around 4,000 Rwandan troops support the rebels despite Kigali’s denials of direct involvement.
• Clashes have persisted since last month’s tentative truce agreement, and over 7 million people have been displaced across North and South Kivu provinces.