Raped in the chaos of one prison revolt with mass evasion And then Arso lives hundreds of a prison of Gomawhere they were locked up. There Civil War in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo He generated an unprecedented horror in an already bloody conflict, which began three years ago and now re -explored violently.
According to a UN report just published, the dead in the Clashes for the conquest of Goma I am 2,900while the conflict extends to South Kivuafter the violation of a fragile truce.
The responsibilities of the M23 rebels and the role of the Rwanda
The mass rape and the fire of the prison sector date back to last week, but now emerge while i rebels of the M23 groupsupported by Rwandathey denied their declaration of humanitarian truce. Their goal seems to be the control of rare earth and critical minerals such as Cobalt and Coltanessential for modern technologies.
“There was a mass evasion with 4,000 detained detained. There were also in that prison hundreds of women. All have been rapedthen the women’s sector was set on fire. They are all death». This is the testimony of Vivian van de perredeputy chief of the UN Mission in Congo (Monusco).
The difficulties of the rescue operations and the humanitarian crisis
Despite the presence of Thousands of UN blue helmetsthe restrictions imposed by the rebels prevented access to prison to collect evidence and identify with certainty i Responsible for the massacre.
THE’Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Ohchr) denounced that the sexual violence is used as a weapon of war to Goma.
The advance of the M23 and the failure of the Trews
Humanitarian and security sources confirm that the Movement of 23 March (m23) and the Rwandan troops They launched a new offensive against the Congolese army, conquering NyabibweSouth Kivu mining city.
«This is proof that the cease-fire It was just a deception, “said the Congolese government spokesman. In the past, already Six Trew agreed between the parties were systematically violated.
From 2022, the rebellion m23 it caused Thousands of deaths (at least 900 In a few days, with 2,880 injured Between 26 and 30 January, according to an UN estimate) and created one humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
Diplomatic attempts and risk of regional conflict
To avoid an escalation towards a regional conflictthe Congolese president Felix TSHiseKedi and the Rwandan president Paul Kagame They will participate on Saturday in a extraordinary summit from the Community of Eastern African States (EAC) and of the Southern Africa development community (SADC) to Dar Es Salaam.
The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to deteriorate, while the world observes the risk of one with concern War on large scale.