On Friday, the European Union imposed targeted financial and travel sanctions against seven people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one from Rwanda, and one from Tanzania for “acts that constitute serious human rights violations and abuses” in eastern Congo.
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Click to expand Image Men stand by a mass grave where five men and boys were allegedly executed by the M23 armed group in November 2022 in Kishishe, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 5, 2023. 2023 Alexis Huguet/AFP via Getty Images On Friday, the European Union imposed targeted financial and travel sanctions against seven people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one from Rwanda, and one from Tanzania for "acts that constitute serious human rights violations and abuses" in eastern Congo. Most newly sanctioned individuals are leaders or senior commanders of known abusive armed groups operating in eastern Congo's North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri provinces, including the Rwanda-backed M23. But the EU also sanctioned Col. Salomon Tokolonga of the Congolese army and Capt. Jean-Pierre Niragire, known as Gasasira, of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), both for their involvement in the conflict triggered by the M23. Last month, the United Nations Group of Experts on
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