UK trained military personnel from 14 countries on its own human-rights watchlist, new data reveals

New data show the UK has trained nearly 1,900 military personnel from over 100 countries, including 14 on its own human-rights watchlist, raising concerns about oversight, transparency and the risk of bolstering abusive security forces.

How much UK taxpayer money has funded Rwanda’s proxy wars and human rights abuses?

The previous Conservative governments’ financial dealings with Rwanda, amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds, are under scrutiny for potentially funding a regime accused of proxy warfare in the Democratic Republic of Congo and human rights abuses, with Labour now scrapping the policy but leaving taxpayers with no tangible gains.

Conservative government knew Rwanda was on the brink of war while declaring it safe, secret memos reveal

Newly revealed secret memos show that the UK government was preparing for potential war in Rwanda even as Conservative MPs pushed through the Safety of Rwanda Act, declaring it a safe country for asylum seekers

UK arms export to DRC (2012-2022)

This report examines the UK arms export to DRC 2012-2022

17 killed and 20 injured in ADF attack on a church in North Kivu, 15 Jan

17 people were killed and 20 injured in a bomb attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province.