UN accuses Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing children in eastern DRC

The UN human rights office has accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing three boys in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, after capturing the city last week. The boys were reportedly armed and killed for refusing to surrender their weapons. M23 has been advancing in the region, having previously captured Goma and parts of North Kivu. The group reopened a ferry route between Bukavu and Goma on Tuesday, while Ugandan soldiers arrived in Bunia to support Congolese troops against the rebels. The UN has raised concerns about human rights violations, including attacks on hospitals and threats to the judiciary linked to M23's actions. The UK has summoned Rwanda's envoy to express condemnation of the group's advances.