Court urged to probe ‘campaign of extermination’ against pygmies

THE International Criminal Court is being urged to investigate “a campaign of extermination” against pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

An international human rights group presented a dossier to the ICC in The Hague yesterday containing compelling witness statements.

Minority Rights Group International say they have evidence of mass killings, cannibalism and rape. The ICC say their most urgent task is to pursue Congo’s war criminals.