DR Congo: Protect civilians after deadly shelling attack in and around Goma

Headline Title:  DR Congo: Protect civilians after deadly shelling attack in and around Goma 23 August 2013 Warring parties in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo must step up efforts to protect civilians from attacks, Amnesty International urged after a small child and a woman were killed and nearly two dozen wounded amid shelling on Thursday. The shelling attack hit three areas of the eastern town of Goma on 22 August, resulting in 21 civilians and one soldier being treated for injuries. An eight-year-old child and a woman among the wounded later died. The origin of the attack…

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