BANGUI (30 November 2023) – A UN human rights expert today called on the Central African Republic (CAR) to step up efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, for purposes of sexual exploitation, child...

GENEVA (24 November 2023) – UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, will conduct an official visit to Central African Republic from 24 to 30...

GENEVA (24 August 2023) – A UN expert has expressed grave concern about the human rights situation in the Central African Republic. “Given the tensions and divisions arising from the constitutional...

GENEVA (8 August 2023) – The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR), Yao Agbetse, will conduct an official visit to the country from 8-18 August...

A major milestone event towards the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was held earlier this month in Vienna. Find out why it was important, and discover more updates on how...

GENEVA (16 June 2023) – A constitutional referendum in the Central African Republic could complicate the country’s human rights situation, a UN expert warned today, urging authorities to prevent...

AFTERNOON 31 March 2023 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level interactive dialogue to assess developments in the situation of human rights on the ground in the Central African...

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Rarely has a country with such a dangerously poor human rights record been so forgotten by the rest of the world. The people of Central African...

GENEVA / BANGUI (1 March 2023) – A UN expert today called a major rebel group in the Central African Republic “enemies of the peace” after a brutal attack on a Central African Armed Forces (FACA) base...

GENEVA (20 February 2023) – Despite the government’s efforts to redeploy defence and security forces over a large part of the national territory and continue the DDRR programme, the human rights...