Three children were executed by M23 rebels after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army in the eastern city of Bukavu, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.
U.N. Human Rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told a press briefing in Geneva the U.N. had confirmed the summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the Democratic Republic of Congo city.
Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have fled to Burundi, mainly from the Bukavu area in South Kivu province, according to the U.N.
M23 rebels on Sunday captured Bukavu, the city of 1.3 million people, after seizing Goma, 101 kilometers (63 miles) to the north last month. At least 3,000 were reported killed and thousands displaced in the Goma fighting.
(Reuters/AP)