Hell On Earth: The UN Documents Congo's Bloodbath -- Spiegel Online
Women and girls were raped. Men slaughtered. Refugees killed with machetes and sticks. A new UN report describes an orgy of violence in Congo between 1993 and 2003, meticulously documenting how law and humanity were abandoned. It also accuses Rwanda of atrocities in Congo -- something that has not gone down well in Kigali.
The report is over 500 pages long. It is one of the most comprehensive investigations into war crimes in the history of the United Nations. Even though it has not even been released yet, it has caused serious diplomatic tensions in New York, Congo and Rwanda.
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More News On The UN's Congo Genocide Report
UN report on Congo genocide could be game-changer -- Christian Science Monitor
U.N.: Rwanda Attacks in Congo Could be Genocide -- PBS
Dissecting Rwandan criticism of UN report on Congo genocide -- Christian Science Monitor
Rwanda May Withdraw Darfur Peacekeepers Over Report -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Rwandan troops in Sudan preparing for possibility of immediate withdrawal -- Sudan Tribune
Rwanda considers pulling peacekeepers from Darfur -- Reuters
Rwanda threatens to quit Darfur mission -- Financial Times
Rwanda's past source of recent ire -- UPI