Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 27 young men and boys and forcibly disappeared 7 others during an anti-crime campaign that began in May 2018. Names of those pictured have been withheld because of security conc

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 27 young men and boys and forcibly disappeared 7 others during an anti-crime campaign that began in May 2018. Names of those pictured have been withheld because of security concerns for their families.

From top left to right: 29-year-old, shot dead near the Cabu bridge on May 4; 30-year-old, forcibly disappeared in Ngomba on June 22; 19-year-old, forcibly disappeared in Mombele on June 26; 28-year-old, strangled in Kauka on September 15-16; 24-year-old, strangled in Kauka on September 15-16.

Middle row: 16-year-old boy, strangled in Yolo Sud on June 17-18; 27-year-old, strangled on June 22 in Ngomba; 19-year-old, strangled in Mombele on June 26; 20-year-old, strangled in Yolo Sud on June 17-18.

Bottom row: 22-year-old, forcibly disappeared in Kauka on September 15; 21-year-old, strangled in Kauka on September 15-16; 26-year-old, strangled in Ngomba on June 22; 24-year-old, strangled in Yolo Nord on June 16-17.

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