DR Congo: Militias, Army Threaten South Kivu Civilians

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A protester holds a placard reading in Swahili "return (General) Gasita we didn't want!" as others gesture towards a Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces soldier during a demonstration in Uvira on September 8, 2025. © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – Congolese military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians in Uvira, South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today.The militias known as Wazalendo (“patriots” in Swahili) are allied with the Congolese army and oppose…

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