This 67-page report details the brutal slaughter of more than 865 civilians and the abduction of at least 160 children between December 24, 2008, and January 17 in the Haute Uele district of Congo. In some of the most devastating attacks, LRA combatants waited until people had come together for Christmas festivities and then hacked their victims to death with machetes and axes or crushed their skulls with clubs and heavy sticks.
To view the report, click here .
See also:
Human Rights Watch, full report: The Christmas Massacres. LRA attacks on civilians in Northern Congo
Human Rights Watch, summary and key recommendations: The Christmas Massacres. LRA attacks on civilians in Northern Congo
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