Congo Part Four: Ethnic Conflict NPR's Kenneth Walker has part four of a series on the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In rebel-held eastern Congo, most of those killed in the fighting are civilians. The rebels, and the various Congolese and foreign militias battling against them, are committing human rights abuses. Rwandan Hutu militias have been systematically raping women as part of their campaign. The conflict has also greatly heightened ethnic tension in the region. Congolese Tutsis are branded as traitors for supporting Tutsi-led Rwanda's military backing for the rebellion.

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Congo Part Four: Ethnic Conflict

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Congo Part Four: Ethnic Conflict

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NPR's Kenneth Walker has part four of a series on the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In rebel-held eastern Congo, most of those killed in the fighting are civilians. The rebels, and the various Congolese and foreign militias battling against them, are committing human rights abuses. Rwandan Hutu militias have been systematically raping women as part of their campaign. The conflict has also greatly heightened ethnic tension in the region. Congolese Tutsis are branded as traitors for supporting Tutsi-led Rwanda's military backing for the rebellion.