Bloody conflict in the Congo: 7000 dead since January and new calls for help
Bloody conflict in the Congo: 7000 dead since January and new calls for help
Osten, Demokratische Republik Kongo - In the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence has escalated and the situation is alarming. Since January 2025, at least 7,000 people have been killed in battles in the east of the country. Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka described the victims' screams as indescribable and emphasized that around 450,000 people became homeless after 90 refugee camps were destroyed. These terrible developments were confirmed by n-tv.de on February 24, 2025, while Tuluka at the opening of the 58th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
international reactions and allegations
In view of the continuing mass disorts and executions, Tuluka asked the international community to take measures and called for "deterrent sanctions". The violent relationships are strongly connected to the M23 rebel group, which is significantly involved in the conflict and has been considered the heaviest escalation for over a decade. According to the Congolese government, both you and the UN and western states accuse the neighboring country of Rwanda to support the M23 with weapons and staff. Rwanda has decidedly rejected these allegations, such as Kleinezeitung.atUN General Secretary Antonio Guterres urgently warned that human rights are "suffocated" worldwide, especially emphasizing the massive human rights violations in the Congo. The alarming situation requires immediate international reactions to prevent further human loss and tightening of the conflict.
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