{"podcast":{"title":"Rights & Wrongs","slug":"rights-wrongs-6889244","podcast_index_feed_id":6889244,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/rights-wrongs/","website_url":"https://rights-wrongs.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a64f0168-daf3-4a4e-9c29-920e57a91e2d/HFn_Rx63kT_ZTcUFyCGY8ijh.jpg","author":"Human Rights Watch","episode_count":39,"summary":"Rights & Wrongs is a bi-monthly podcast from Human Rights Watch. It explores stories from the places where abuses are unfolding around the world, through the eyes and ears of the people on the frontlines. Human Rights Watch investigators span the globe and work in more than 100 countries, producing dozens of meticulously researched reports every year. Host, Ngofeen Mputubwele, takes listeners behind the scenes of these in-depth investigations. Go to hrw.org to find out more about our investigations and hrw.org/podcast/donate to support the work we do.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rights-wrongs-6889244"},"episode":{"title":"Congo: The Real-Life ‘Vibranium’ Wars","slug":"congo-the-real-life-vibranium-wars","published_at":"2025-03-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rights-wrongs-6889244/congo-the-real-life-vibranium-wars","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rights-wrongs-6889244","url":"https://rights-wrongs.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8c0711fb-f659-4e75-9af6-195269a0dc43/Congo-The-Real-Life-Vibranium-Wars-final-converted.mp3","summary":"For decades, Congo’s minerals have been coveted by the rich and powerful. You might not know much about the Democratic Republic of Congo, but its natural resources are quietly central to your daily life.  Recently, an armed group backed by Rwanda, Congo’s neighbor, took control of two cities in eastern Congo, injuring and killing civilians, and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents.   Host Ngofeen Mputubwele, whose family hails from the Democratic Republic of Congo, talks with two very special guests – his parents – as well as Human Rights Watch associate director Lewis Mudge, who spent years in the country.  If you think this war has nothing to do with you, think again.    Lewis Mudge: Associate Director of Africa Division at Human Rights Watch  Makim Mputubwele: Retired Associate Professor at Lane College; Ngofeen’s papá  Mulata Moba: Retired Counselor for Mental Health Agency; Ngofeen’s mamá  Emmanuel Sekiyoba: Professor of Economics","meta_description":"For decades, Congo’s minerals have been coveted by the rich and powerful. You might not know much about the Democratic Republic of Congo, but its natural…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rights-wrongs-6889244/episodes/congo-the-real-life-vibranium-wars/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rights-wrongs-6889244/congo-the-real-life-vibranium-wars.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}