A/HRC/30/59 It is in this context that the Independent Expert reports on the main allegations of human rights violations brought to her attention. These include violations of the right to life, acts of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, arbitrary arrests, rape, racketeering and extortion, violations of the right to education, the right to health and the right to food. Intercommunal tensions in the country remain high and require the Government to take urgent measures to facilitate peaceful coexistence between the communities and prevent intercommunal violence leading to serious human rights violations. Most of the human rights violations are committed by the armed groups that are operating more or less freely in certain areas of the country or result from shortcomings on the part of the State, which remains incapable of imposing its authority throughout the territory, preventing violations or ensuring the rule of law and the administration of justice. Respect for the rights of the Muslim minority and the establishment of a culture of peaceful coexistence, two long-term aims of the people of the Central African Republic, must be reinforced and fostered by respect for human rights and for the principles and rules of democracy. 2/22 GE.15-12489