2007-12-07 18:50:40

Defending those Trapped in North Kivu


(07 Dec 07 - RV) The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières reported this week that Angolan soldiers have systematically raped, beaten and tortured thousands of Congolese migrant workers before deporting them. The workers are illegally employed in Angola’s diamond mines.
According to the United Nations an estimated 44,000 Congolese have been sent back to the D.R.C. in the past year. Meanwhile, in the D.R.C.’s North Kivu province, fighting between government forces and rebel groups has forced thousands of Congolese to flee their homes.
Max Hadorn, Spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross spoke to us from the region. He said the I.C.R.C.’s main concern is for those in North Kivu who are trapped in the fighting. RealAudioMP3








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