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Local and foreign armed groups in the CAR are still killing, abducting, torturing and raping civilians, as well as burning houses and looting property, Amnesty International said in a report released today.

The report Central African Republic - Action needed to end decades of abuse describes how CAR’s population has been terrorized for decades by armed groups who have been able to operate with virtual impunity. Despite peace agreements and a fledgling Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration process, armed conflict continues to ravage the country resulting in civilian deaths and mass internal displacement.
“The CAR covers an enormous territory and most of it is a black hole in terms of human rights. At least 14 armed groups are currently operating in the country yet the government has consistently shown itself to be incapable or unwilling to take action to protect its citizens,” said Godfrey Byaruhanga, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher. “Grave human rights violations, including possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, are committed with appalling frequency but the justice vacuum that exists in CAR means there’s no end in sight.” (...)

The article:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/central-african-republic-civilians-bear-brunt-decades-violence-and-abuses-20

The Report:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR19/001/2011/en/3a61a8a4-cf37-4d59-a09e-39b77c70957f/afr190012011en.pdf

Basic Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic

Human Rights in Central African Republic:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/central-african-republic/report-2011
http://www.hrw.org/africa/central-african-republic

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/AfricaRegion/Pages/CFIndex.aspx