The horrific atrocities that took place in the Congo Free State are often compared to the Holocaust, with king Leopold II of Belgium being compared to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Between 1885 ...

The renewed campaign lately begun in England against the Congo Free State is the topic ... week on the subject of the alleged atrocities in the Free State was but the culminating point in a ...

LONDON, March 26. -- While missionaries were petitioning President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay at Washington to intervene on behalf of the natives of the Congo Free State, Capt. Henri de Keyser ...

Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly ...

The creation of a commission of inquiry demonstrates growing international recognition of the need to address impunity for past abuses in eastern Congo, which has been fueling atrocities for decades.

John and Alice continued to speak up and display her photographs to alert the world to the atrocities. International outrage grew, and Leopold was forced to step away from the Congo Free State in ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday slammed "brutal atrocities, which bring shame upon all humanity" in eastern DR Congo, after meeting ... of the central African state's wealth to end.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. In February 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a ...

So the United Nations Security Council is aggrieved rape has become endemic ‘weapon of choice’ in the long-running civil conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)! That would be ...