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Amnesty accuses M23 of abuses amounting to war crimes at Congo mines

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Brennan, E. (2026, September 21). Amnesty accuses M23 of abuses amounting to war crimes at Congo mines. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/amnesty-accuses-m23-of-abuses-amounting-to-war-crimes-at-congo-mines/article_7470718a-a848-58fc-b6a6-758f5f70c14a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-21 · by Eve Brennan

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Amnesty International reports that M23 rebels in eastern Congo are accused of committing abuses and unlawful killings against miners, potentially constituting war crimes. The rebel group, backed by Rwanda, controls numerous artisanal mines in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces where tens of thousands of miners extract critical minerals used globally in electronics such as mobile phones.
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Amnesty International has accused M23 rebels in eastern Congo, backed by Rwanda, of committing abuses and unlawful killings at artisanal mines in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. The rebels control dozens of these mines where tens of thousands of miners work to extract minerals crucial for electronics, including mobile phones. Amnesty claims that the trafficking of these critical minerals to neighboring countries could constitute war crimes.

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Eve Brennan
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🔮 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International accused M23 rebels in eastern Congo of carrying out abuses and unlawful killings of miners while trafficking critical minerals to neighboring Rwanda, in what it said could amount to war crimes.
2026-09-21 · mixed framing · Amnesty accuses M23 of abuses amounting to war crimes at Congo mines
Also by Eve Brennan
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Amnesty International Congo DAKAR Rwanda Senegal

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Congo GPE · 2× Rwanda GPE · 2× Amnesty International ORG · 1× DAKAR GPE · 1× M23 ORG · 1× North Kivu GPE · 1× Senegal GPE · 1× South Kivu GPE · 1×

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The Rwanda-backed rebels control dozens of artisanal mines in Congo’s eastern North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, where tens of thousands of miners dig for minerals critical for much of the world’s electronics, including mobile phones.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21
🔮 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International accused M23 rebels in eastern Congo of carrying out abuses and unlawful killings of miners while trafficking critical minerals to neighboring Rwanda, in what it said could amount to war crimes.
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star
Amnesty accuses M23 of abuses amounting to war crimes at Congo mines · mixed framing

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International accused M23 rebels in eastern Congo of carrying out abuses and unlawful killings of miners while trafficking critical minerals to neighboring Rwanda, in what it said could amount to war crimes. uncertain
it → accuse → crimes
The Rwanda-backed rebels control dozens of artisanal mines in Congo’s eastern North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, where tens of thousands of miners dig for minerals critical for much of the world’s electronics, including mobile phones. asserted
thousands → back → phones
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