Dozens of villages have been burned to the ground, and tens of thousands of people have been displaced. In its report on the conflict, released this week, Human Rights Watch called for DRC authorities, with United Nations support, to improve protection, investigate and prosecute those responsible for atrocities, and address the communal tensions and discrimination, which it said appeared to have sparked the fighting. Anneke Van Woudenberg, Deputy Director, Africa Division at Human Rights Watch says extensive research was coducted for the report…

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