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Congo-Kinshasa: Piecing Together Bodies and Minds in Eastern DR Congo

2025-12-10 09:11:47
[MSF] "I was born in war. It's all I have ever known," says Floribert*. The young man had been shot in the leg and was among a dozen patients recovering from ballistic trauma injuries at the Mweso General hospital, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "I can't see peace coming any time soon." Source
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Sudan: ICC Sentences Sudan Janjaweed Leader Ali Kushayb to 20 Years for Darfur Atrocities

2025-12-10 06:41:16
[Dabanga] The Hague -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced former Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, known as 'Ali Kushayb' and feared in Darfur as the "Colonel of Colonels" to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in 2003-2004. The sentence, handed down on today in The Hague, follows his October conviction on 27 counts, including murder, torture, persecution, rape, and the forcible displacement of civilians. Source