“It has stopped raining! Now, come outside, Muslims, we are going to play.” These are the words the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court alleges were chanted by Edmond Beina and his men in Guen, a
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EU Amends the Scope of Sanctions Against the Central African Republic
In order to implement the UN Security Council resolution of 30 January 2018, the Council of the EU has amended the scope of the exemptions to the embargo on exports of arms to the Central African Republic (CAR). In addition, the EU has…
UN Peacekeepers Commit Sexual Assault Crimes
By margaretdrew
U.N. “Peacekeepers” stationed in the Central African Republic have been exposed for paying for sex with girls. The prices paid ranged from 50 cents to $3.00. Not surprisingly, the girls are part of a prostitution ring organized by boys and young men…
As Pope Francis Visit Nears, Central African Republic Violence Rises – The New York Times
GENEVA Only days before Pope Francis is scheduled to visit the Central African Republic, the United Nations warned on Friday that a resurgence of violence in the conflict-torn nation has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes…
From Dependence to Self-Reliance: Changing the Paradigm in Protracted Refugee Situations
Millions of forced migrants live in situations of protracted displacement, their lives essentially placed on hold for years at a time, with little hope of returning to their country of origin. As conflicts drag on beyond the “emergency” stage, international…
Rethinking Global Protection: New Channels, New Tools
Today’s refugee protection regime, established in the aftermath of World War II, is ill-equipped to meet the protection needs of contemporary displacement situations. Recent crises in Syria, Yemen, the Central African Republic, Iraq, and elsewhere…
A Forgotten Crisis: Displacement in the Central African Republic
A Migration Policy Institute report, A Forgotten Crisis: Displacement in the Central African Republic, analyzes the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Central African Republic (CAR) has received scant world attention, even as more than 20 percent of the population…
U.S. Reacts to Central African Republic Conflict
In response to escalating sectarian violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has been embroiled in civil war since late 2012, President Obama has issued an Executive Order imposing sanctions on five individuals involved in the conflict and authorizing…
‘Mad Dog’ the cannibal pictured eating SECOND Muslim in Central African Republic | Mail Online
Shocking photographs have emerged of a cannibal by the name of Mad Dog eating the flesh of a lynched Muslim man for the second time in as many weeks.In one, 'Mad Dog' – real name Ouandja Magloire – cuts a…
NY Times: “Hague Court Inquiry Focuses on Rapes”
Lydia Polgreen and Marlise Simons report in today’s New York Times:The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague said Tuesday that he would investigate human rights violations committed during a brutal crackdown after a coup attempt in the…