Human Rights Watch is calling on the U.N. Security Council to sanction leaders of the Central African Republic's Seleka coalition. The group seized power in March and killed and raped civilians, burned villages and looted property as it took control of the country's provinces.
HRW says the Central African Republic has become a forgotten crisis. With the launch Wednesday of its new report on the situation there, the New York-based group urges the international community to urgently address the situation.
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