DRC: AFC/M23 accused of abuses against miners in eastern region

Amnesty International accuses the AFC/M23 armed group of summary executions, torture, and forced labor in mines in eastern DRC.

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Bags of gold and coltan are alleged to have been illegally transported to Rwanda.

These abuses are part of a prolonged conflict for control of resources.

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