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Central African Republic: Progress on Special Criminal Court

The Central African Republic transitional government, the United Nations, and donors should intensify their efforts to establish a Special Criminal…

December 23, 2015

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UN Must Get Tough on Peacekeeper Sex Abuse

The United Nations must establish its own oversight of peacekeepers, with special watchdogs in UN missions to investigate allegations of…

December 16, 2015

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A call for sustained U.S. commitment to the Central African Republic

Two years ago, a coalition of NGOs released a statement urging a comprehensive U.S. Government strategy to help halt violence,…

December 1, 2015

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Chains of Abuse: The Global Diamond Supply Chain and the Case of the Central African Republic

The Central African Republic’s (CAR) biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth several million dollars without adequately investigating whether they financed…

September 29, 2015

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Companies Must Not Profit From Blood Diamonds in the Central African Republic

The Central African Republic’s (CAR) biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth several million dollars without adequately investigating whether they financed…

September 29, 2015

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New wave of killings shatters peace in Central African Republic

The new wave of violence which has left dozens of civilians dead and at least 100 injured highlights the fragility…

September 28, 2015

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UN must address systematic accountability failure for peacekeeper abuses

The UN must review the oversight of its peacekeeping operations, Amnesty International said ahead of today’s Security Council meeting called…

August 13, 2015

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CAR: UN troops implicated in rape of girl and indiscriminate killings must be investigated

The rape of a 12-year-old girl and the apparent indiscriminate killings of a 16-year-old boy and his father by UN…

August 11, 2015

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015

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Central African Republic’s Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings Must Stop

International peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in the western part of the Central African…

February 12, 2014

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Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings in the Central African Republic

"Ethnic cleansing" of Muslims has been carried out in the western part of the Central African Republic, the most populous…

February 12, 2014

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Urgent Need For Increase in Peacekeeping Troops as CAR President Steps Down

The resignation of the Central African Republic’s interim President, Michel Djotodia, risks exacerbating the risk to civilian lives, and indicates…

January 10, 2014