UN Fears CAR Genocide as President's Inauguration Nears
As foreign dignitaries head to Bangui for the inauguration of the new transitional leader, Catherine Samba-Panza, a UN expert has warned that the "unprecedented" violence puts the country at a "high risk" of genocide.
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Central African Republic:
New Leader, Same Human Rights Crisis?
IPS, 22 January 2014
The appointment of a new transitional president, Catherine Samba-Panza, in the Central African Republic (CAR) is generating optimism in some quarters that the country's first… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Persistent Violence Causes Great Concern
ICRC, 22 January 2014
As a semblance of normality returns to Bangui, violence grinds on elsewhere in the country, particularly the north-west. The ICRC and the Central African Red Cross Society are… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Central African Republic's 'Spiral of Vengeance' Could Undermine Trust Among Communities Far Into Future, Security Council Warned
UN, 22 January 2014
Top Human Rights, Humanitarian Officials Brief Members Following Year-End Visit Read more »
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Central African Republic:
UN Expert Warns Central African Republic At Risk of Genocide
DW, 23 January 2014
A United Nations expert has warned the current unrest in the Central African Republic puts the country at a "high risk" of genocide. UN envoys, meanwhile, have urged a stronger… Read more »
An injured woman and her daughter at the Bangui hospital.
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Central African Republic:
Public Killings Highlight Power Shift in CAR
UNIRIN, 21 January 2014
Two murders committed in full view of the media and witnessed by French peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) this weekend have raised questions about security and the… Read more »
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The country's new interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza, says she thinks having a woman leader will help "calm down those who have hatred in their hearts". Read more »
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Amid fears that the conflict in the Central African Republic could descend into a genocide, a senior member of the Obama administration's foreign policy team says the time may come ... Read more »