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Results for violence (central african republic)
1 results foundAuthor: Amnesty International Title: Central African Republic: Action Needed to End Decades of Abuse Summary: The human rights situation in Central African Republic (CAR) is dire. Ravaged by a conflict involving a myriad of groups, the CAR is a volatile and unstable country. Innumerable human rights abuses, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, continue to be committed by the various parties in the conflict-ridden country. The civilian population bears the brunt of the abuses, which include unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, abductions, torture, destruction and burning of houses, and sexual violence, including rape. Tens of thousands of Central Africans have been forced to flee to neighbouring countries, and several hundred thousand civilians are internally displaced in the CAR. The CAR government must step up measures to ensure that the root causes of the conflict in the country are addressed and that the rights of the people are respected. In support of the CAR, the African Union must spearhead efforts to ensure that the conflict, which continues to bring untold suffering to civilians, is resolved and that coordinated efforts to protect civilians from human rights abuses are enhanced. Grave human rights violations, including possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, continue to be committed in the CAR by the various armed groups. Only one person has been put on trial for these crimes at the International Criminal Court. The government has shown itself to be incapable or unwilling to take action to uphold and protect human rights. The police, prosecutors and investigating judges are unable, and it appears sometimes unwilling, to investigate and prosecute people who have committed these acts. Abuses that may amount to crimes under international law continue to be perpetrated in the CAR with impunity, despite the fact that they are defined and criminalized in the new Penal Code, which came into force in January 2010. The other reasons include the fact that CAR is unstable, has a malfunctioning criminal justice system, has ill-equipped, ill-disciplined, poorly trained security forces, and has tenuous control over most of the country. The referral of the situation in CAR to the International Criminal Court has resulted in just one arrest – of a foreign national now on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity in 2002-3. No other arrest warrants have been issued. Although many of the armed groups have claimed that they have taken up arms to protect their people from government forces, they themselves have committed crimes and perpetrated abuses against civilians, especially those they accuse of supporting the government. Details: London: Amnesty International, 2011. 42p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 25, 2011 at: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR19/001/2011/en/3a61a8a4-cf37-4d59-a09e-39b77c70957f/afr190012011en.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Central African Republic URL: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR19/001/2011/en/3a61a8a4-cf37-4d59-a09e-39b77c70957f/afr190012011en.pdf Shelf Number: 123146 Keywords: Human Rights AbusesViolence (Central African Republic) |