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Democratic Republic of Congo
Over the past five years, more than a thousand people have been killed and over 700 other injured in terror attacks mostly perpetuated by terrorist groups such as Mayi Mayi and Nyatura Militia. The most attack targets include private citizens, the military, government, NGOs and the media, with the worst affected areas being South and North Kivu, and in the Kasai regions. Media reports of severe abuses against civilians by these armed groups with several human rights violations committed by Congolese security forces as they respond to the activities of these militias.
Much of the recent violence in Africa’s biggest copper-producing nation is linked to the country’s worsening political crisis as it moves towards its first democratic transition since independence, human rights watchers say.
