Andrew Philip, Amnesty International researcher, blogging from the field.
We’re now in Mbarara, back from this morning’s visit to Nakivale refugee camp, in southwestern Uganda, 360km from the border with DRC. With over 35,000 people, it is one of the largest camps in the country.
Since the beginning of August, 13,000 refugees have arrived from the DRC - and 5,079 since the beginning of November only. More are coming every day. Yesterday there were 344 new arrivals, and when we were leaving the camp, we saw two more buses, loaded with people, coming in. Half of the refugees are children.
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Dani Valls, Amnesty International campaigner, blogging about international action on DRC
I read that a journalist from UN-sponsored Radio Okapi was killed by unknown assailants in the Democratic Republic of Congo last Friday. He was my age, 34. He left a wife and three children.
And I hear the stories of children, forced to leave their homes to join some of the rebel armed groups, the silence from women and girls raped during the looting. More killings. Many which will never make it to the news.
I’m glad to see all the mobilizations happening in support of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo in different cities of the world this week.
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