CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UN AGENCIES REPORT INCREASE IN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

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Date: 6 Sep 2013 13:00:00 -0400
Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UN AGENCIES REPORT INCREASE IN
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UN AGENCIES REPORT INCREASE IN HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATIONSNew York, Sep 6 2013 1:00PMUnited Nations agencies today
expressed alarm at the increasing rate of human rights violations in
the Central African Republic (CAR), following reports of burned and
abandoned villages, massive displacement, as well as looting and
torture.

Members of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), along with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), travelled last week to the town of Paoua,
500-kilometres north of the capital, Bangui. They found seven villages
burned to the ground and deserted – and an eighth partially burned –
with villagers hiding in the bush.

"Local people spoke of physical assaults, extortion, looting,
arbitrary arrest and torture by armed men," UNHCR spokesperson Melissa
Fleming <"http://www.unhcr.org/5229a8f16.html">told reporters in
Geneva. "The villagers said their actions may have been in retaliation
for a clash last month with self-defence groups who were trying to
protect their families and property."

The CAR – which has been marked by decades of instability and fighting
– witnessed a resumption of violence last December when the Séléka
rebel coalition launched a series of attacks. A peace agreement was
reached in January, but the rebels again seized the capital, Bangui,
in March, forcing President François Bozizé to flee.

The recent fighting has further eroded even the most basic services in
the country and exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation
affecting the entire population of 4.6 million people, half of whom
are children. Currently, 1.6 million people are in dire need of
assistance, including food, protection, health care, water, sanitation
and shelter.

Ms. Fleming said UNHCR had registered over 3,000 displaced persons in
the region – adding to the estimated total of at least 206,000
displaced across the country since December. Tens of thousands more
have fled to Chad and Cameroon.

"We are, in general, increasingly worried about the civilians caught
in the middle of the fighting and who are at the mercy of anyone with
a gun," Ms. Fleming said. "We repeat our call to the authorities in
Central African Republic, and to all armed groups, to protect
civilians and make sure aid agencies can reach people in need."

In the village of Bedengui, 65 kilometres from Paoua, UNHCR staff
found people mourning the kidnapping and murder of four family
members.

UNHCR is currently distributing relief supplies in the Paoua region
such as tarpaulins, kitchen sets and mosquito nets, given the threat
of malaria. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF and the World Food
Programme (WFP) are also delivering aid, shelter and survival supplies
to affected communities.Sep 6 2013 1:00PM
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