UN rights office accuses M23 of summarily executing children in DRC
The United Nations Rights Office is accusing the M23 rebels of summarily executing children in Bukavu.
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The United Nations Rights Office is accusing the M23 rebels of summarily executing children in Bukavu.
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00:00The United Nations Rights Office is accusing the M23 rebels of summarily executing children
00:06in Bukavu.
00:08Speaking to journalists in Geneva on Tuesday, the UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Raveena
00:12Shemdasani voiced concern for journalists, human rights defenders and members of civil
00:17society organizations who are also seeking protection from reprisals by M23.
00:24She further stated that they do not have an overall figure regarding the number of children
00:28executed but have a large number of reports that need to be verified, emphasizing that
00:34many videos related to the situation are circulating on social media.
00:39Shemdasani also explained that in Bukavu, three boys were killed during an altercation
00:44with M23 members, according to information gathered from reliable sources.
00:49South of Bonya, Rwanda, Baghdad, M23 rebels now control Goma, the capital of North Kivu
00:54province and the largest city in eastern Congo.
00:57The rebels over the weekend also seized Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, after rapid
01:02military advances in recent days.
01:04Congolese forces are put up little response.
01:07Congolese authorities see M23 rebels as a Rwandan proxy army.
01:11The rebels are backed by some 4,000 troops from Rwanda, according to evidence collected
01:15by United Nations experts.