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Originally published by Capital Newstop
June 26, 2026
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DRC Takes Rwanda to ICJ Over Alleged Three-Decade Campaign Of Abuses Against Congolese Hutus
NAIROBI,Kenya,Jun 26- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbor of committing genocide and widespread…..
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbor of a three-decade campaign of genocide and human rights abuses in eastern DRC.
- The alleged abuses, spanning from 1996 to the present day, primarily targeted Hutu refugees who fled to former Zaire.
- The case was filed by the DRC's Minister of State in charge of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Guillaume Ngefa.
- The DRC is seeking to have the dispute heard under multiple international treaties, including the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
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