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DR Congo

Beni Massacres | October 2014 – December 2015

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SINCE OCTOBER 2014, THE REGION AROUND THE TOWN OF BENI IN NORTH EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DR CONGO) HAS BEEN THE SITE OF SOME OF THE WORST MASSACRES IN THE COUNTRY’S RECENT HISTORY. OVER FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND TENS OF THOUSANDS HAVE FLED THEIR HOMES.