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DRC: State forces kill 500 over two years, says rights group

irinnews.org - KINSHASA Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed some 500 political opponents over the past two years, with the full knowledge of the highest echelons of power, according to Human Rights Watch. The Kinshasa government rejected the allegations. A 96-page report, 'We Will Crush You': The Restriction of Political Space in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also reported the detention of 1,000 people and claimed many of these had been...» view full story
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