Report blames Bana Mura militia and government forces for murders, including of 62 children, and urges DRC to prevent escalation into wider ethnic cleansingThree months of massacres that have left 62 children dead could escalate into wider ethnic cleansing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN has warned. UN satellite images chronicle how the ethnic cleansing has ravaged villages that were intact in May 2016 and now appear deserted and derelict. UN satellite images chronicle how the ethnic cleansing has ravaged villages that were intact in May 2016 and now appear deserted and derelict. “Such bloodletting is all the more horrifying because we found indications that people are increasingly being targeted because of their ethnic group. The UN has urged the government in the DRC to ensure “those who organised, recruited and armed the Bana Mura or other militias are identified and prosecuted”.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2017 08:37 UTC