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Central African Republic: UN Rights Expert Calls for Ceasefire to Ensure Free Elections
UN News, 27 August 2020
The UN's expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) issued a series of recommendations on Wednesday to ensure that citizens - after years of civil unrest - can… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Stability Needed for Upcoming Elections
ISS, 12 August 2020
In the run-up to the Central African Republic's (CAR) 27 December 2020 elections, political manoeuvrings have started within both government and the opposition. Former president… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Central African Republic - ICC Sets Trial
HRW, 28 July 2020
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Central African Republic: 60 Years of Strife and Struggles
DW, 12 August 2020
The Central African Republic is celebrating 60 years of independence. It's people would be entitled to feel there is little to celebrate, considering the levels of poverty, strife… Read more »
UN Expert Calls for Ceasefire, to Ensure Free Elections in CAR
Yao Agbetse, a UN, independent expert on human rights in the Central African Republic, has issued a series of recommendations to ensure that citizens - after years of civil unrest - can freely decide the future of their country during presidential elections on December 27, 2020. He said: "For the elections to be peaceful, they must be preceded by a ceasefire and cooperation among all sides, adding that much to be done in the four months before polling day."
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On the first anniversary of the Khartoum peace agreement on the Central African Republic, a human rights expert has said that for it to be effective, all parties must sincerely ... Read more »
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The UN Security Council has expressed concern that renewed fighting is threatening civilians and the fragile peace reached earlier this year. Read more »
