DR Congo: Rwanda, M23 Forcibly Recruit, Detain Thousands

Click to expand Image An M23 fighter stands guard as people board a truck during an enrollment of civilians, police officers, and former Congolese army soldiers in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 23, 2025. © 2025 MICHEL LUNANGA/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – Rwandan military forces and the M23 armed group carried out a campaign of forced recruitment and abusive detention of thousands of captured combatants and civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch s