Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its prime minister told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday,

Congolese prime minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said at least 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Tuluka stated this on Monday while speaking at a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva,

Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday. The premier said that more than 3,