Property Rights in CAR a Cause for Concern - Rights Group
"If people displaced by violence cannot return to their communities, reclaim their property or relocate with the support of authorities, small conflicts over land may escalate to violence, communities may remain divided, and long-term stability may become impossible," The Norwegian Refugee Council warns.
Mborgene camp in Eastern Cameroon
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Central African Republic:
Rights Group Raises Concern Over War Crimes
Al Jazeera, 6 July 2017
At least 566 civilians have been killed in war crimes committed by armed groups since 2014 in the violence-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), Human Rights Watch said. Read more »
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Central African Republic:
MSF Suspends Work in Town After Militants Kill Baby
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 12 July 2017
Thousands have died and a fifth of Central Africans have fled their homes Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Rising Violence Forces 40,000 More to Flee East
Al Jazeera, 10 July 2017
A fresh wave of violence has forced 40,000 more people to flee from their homes in the Central African Republic (CAR), bringing the number of refugees in the country's east to… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
As CAR Peace Deal Unravels, Uncertainty Looms for Thousands of Child Soldiers
African Arguments, 13 July 2017
A ceasefire agreed in June aimed at halting the Central African Republic's five-year conflict barely lasted 24 hours. Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Why Are Civilians Still Being Killed
Al Jazeera, 14 July 2017
Over the past few weeks, hundreds of people have been killed and more than 100,000 others forced to flee their homes in escalating violence in the Central African Republic. Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Spike in Violence Causing Thousands to Flee
VOA, 19 July 2017
United Nations agencies report that an upsurge in violence and an alarming escalation of human rights abuses in the Central African Republic (CAR) are causing tens of thousands of… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
UN Aid Official Visits as Security, Humanitarian Conditions Worsen
VOA, 19 July 2017
Since mid-May, a series of attacks on towns throughout Central African Republic have resulted in the deaths of more than 300 people and the displacement of more than 100,000. Read more »
InFocus
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As many as 100 people are feared dead and dozens more are being treated for shotgun wounds after fighting erupted in Bria around 580km northeast of the capital. Read more »
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Human Rights Watch says Central African Republic has historically allowed perpetrators of serious crimes to escape justice, which has fueled further violence. Read more »