HRW report accuses M23 of detaining and abusing thousands in DR Congo

About this episode

The episode discusses a Human Rights Watch report on the M23 rebel group's actions in DR Congo and highlights the plight of displaced foreign nationals in Durban, along with a Somali referee's World Cup experience.

In tonight's edition, a new Human Rights Watch report uncovers mass forced recruitment and arbitrary detention by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo. Also, we head to Durban, where thousands of foreign nationals displaced by xenophobic violence remain camped outside the Department of Home Affairs. And finally, he's back on home soil to a hero's welcome. But Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan's World Cup dream has been cut short after he was denied entry to the United States.

Topics covered

• human rights
• conflict
• xenophobia
• refugees
• sports

Keywords

• M23
• Human Rights Watch
• DR Congo
• xenophobic violence
• Omar Abdulkadir Artan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Human Rights Watch, M23

Places: DR Congo, Durban, United States

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