Amnesty call for crimes against humanity investigation of top officials in Congo
A TOP rights group called yesterday for an investigation into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last year.
Amnesty International said in a report that Congo’s security forces killed at least 56 people and injured 80 more, during a protest in the eastern city of Goma in August 2023.
The protest was organised by a sect called the Natural Judaic and Messianic Faith Towards the Nations and known colloquially as Wazalendo.
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