Kisangani’s Unhealed Scars: The Six-Day War and the ongoing struggle for justice and accountability

By Amnesty International

By Christian Rumu Twenty-four years ago, from 5 – 10 June 2000, brutal fighting between Rwandan and Ugandan forces ravaged the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For six agonizing days, Kisangani became a battleground of two foreign armies, racing to control the natural resources-rich and strategic region, with heavy weaponry […] The post Kisangani’s Unhealed Scars: The Six-Day War and the ongoing struggle for justice and accountability appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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