Amnesty International and other local and international organizations, including the UN have documented the dire human rights situation in the DRC. This report focuses on several cases that illustrate the scale of crimes under international law committed by Congolese security forces and armed groups using a range of weaponry, munitions and other equipment. It will examine fundamental flaws in the national security apparatus, which exacerbate violations and abuses. These flaws include serious shortcomings in stockpile management and the deployment and use of military equipment, lack of control and transparency and corruption among security forces.