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WITNESS's Bukeni Waruzi on the ongoing crisis in the DRC
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: Oct 20 08
Witnessed: 6998 times
Regions: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Issues: Armed conflict, Humanitarian, War crimes
Tags: access to medical treatment, child soldiers, DRC, Health, humanitarian, IDPs, rape, refugees, violence, war
Video blog from Bukeni Waruzi, WITNESS Program Coordinator for Africa & Middle East and a native of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In the video, Bukeni talks about the importance of the Global Week of Action for the DRC and also gives a personal account of how 10 years of war in the DRC has affected his family and friends.
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