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Amnesty International denounces ‘forgotten’ war in Mozambique – Video shows soldiers burning corpses

The video that went viral and in which troops in the north Mozambicans are depicted throwing corpses into a pile of furniture and other household items that are burning, gives only “a picture of what is happening away” from the spotlight in this one “forgotten warcomplains today International Amnesty.

It is “the last evidence to date of the atrocities committed” in the province of Cabo Delgado, in which there have been more than five years of violence by armed jihadist organizations and where the Mozambican army has been supported since 2021 by soldiers from Rwanda and neighboring countries, the non-governmental organization said in a statement.

An investigation is being conducted by regional forces deployed in Mozambique and “those responsible will be brought to justice,” the South African military said.

The images, which have been widely circulated since yesterday, Tuesday, and date from November, depict amen in military uniform throwing corpses into the fire, in which at least one other corpse appears to be already burning. One of them pours a liquid on the corpse. Others, including a soldier with South African insignia, look on and videotape the scene with a mobile phone.

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It is “a picture of what is happening away from the attention of the international media in this forgotten war” in Cabo Delgado, a poor province on the border with Tanzania, complains Tizer Saguta, Amnesty’s director for the southern Africa region. .

Very few international journalists have permission to work in Mozambique and access to the conflict zone is difficult.

“It is tragic to find that atrocities against civilians, extrajudicial executions and other human rights violations (…) continue to occur” in the area, Saguta adds.

The cremation of these bodies “is deplorable and is likely a violation of international humanitarian law, which prohibits the mutilation of corpses and requires that the dead be treated with respect,” Saguta added.

Source: News Beast

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