It is unclear who was behind the massacres that started in December in Ituri, in the northeast. The military says youths from the Lendu ethnic group attacked villages of Hema people and burned dozens of settlements, raped women and killed at least 200 people. "They cut off the heads and arms of some and even slit open their bellies," a survivor from the village of Seseti told Human Rights Watch. "We were afraid to stay and bury them properly, so we just dug a small hole and quickly left." Despite the country's vast natural resources, 2 million children are at risk of starvation and 4.5 million people have fled their homes because of recent fighting. please log in to view this image
