The operation took place at Makala Central Prison in the capital Kinshasa on Monday afternoon ... most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report.

A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by “warning” gunshots as they tried to escape from the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa early Monday, Congolese ...

The M23 rebel movement has rejected a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing it of executing at least 21 civilians in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma in February, branding the claims as fabricated ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war ...

Movement/Congo River Alliance (M23/AFC) rebels have vehemently rejected fresh allegations of grave human rights violations ...

Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities.

Kinshasa, Congo — An attempted jailbreak ... most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report. The facility has recorded previous jailbreaks, including ...

But victims of the Kisangani war, between Uganda and Rwanda on Congolese soil 25 years ago, are yet to be compensated.  The ...

Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.

KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak ... most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report. The facility has recorded previous jailbreaks, including ...