‘Extensive brutality’: Rebel attacks reap hell on Congolese civilians

Amnesty International has accused the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) of committing mass war crimes and crimes against humanity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The rights group reports multiple cases of murder, abductions, forced labour and marriage, sexual abuse of women and girls, and the exploitation of children. The ADF has been involved in a military campaign against central authorities and pledged allegiance to ISIS/ISIL in 2019