Habib Bazaboko, a stonemason, fled to the UK at the age of 11 after his father was murdered in his home country. “I have no family in [the] DRC, I don’t speak the language, my life is here in the UK. Foreign Office admits it doesn't know fate of DRC returnees Read moreEvidence of torture in the DRC has been widely documented. The Human Rights Watch 2019 world report noted serious human rights violations against opposition supporters, peaceful protesters and human rights activists. The charity Freedom from Torture has documented multiple accounts of torture in the DRC, including a high incidence of rape.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2019 10:42 UTC