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DR Congo files ICJ case against Rwanda over abuses
Filed: Jun 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM ET
Summary: DR Congo filed an application with the ICJ accusing Rwanda of abuses in eastern DRC from 1996 to the present.
WHO: Democratic Republic of the Congo government
WHAT: Filed an application with the International Court of Justice accusing Rwanda of bearing responsibility for alleged abuses in eastern DRC.
WHEN: Jun 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM ET
WHERE: Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHY: To seek a case over alleged abuses attributable to Rwanda from 1996 to the present, including massacres, sexual violence, and forced displacement.
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