A/HRC/36/64 Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. General situation in the country .................................................................................................... 3 A. Security situation .................................................................................................................. 3 B. Political context and mediation efforts ................................................................................. 5 C. Humanitarian situation .......................................................................................................... 6 Human rights situation .................................................................................................................. 7 A. Abuses attributed to armed groups ....................................................................................... 7 B. Violations attributed to the national armed forces ................................................................ 9 C. Refugees and displaced persons............................................................................................ 9 D. Violence connected with accusations of witchcraft .............................................................. 9 E. Gender-based violence .......................................................................................................... 10 F. Situation of children ............................................................................................................. 11 G. Economic, social and cultural rights ..................................................................................... 11 Efforts to fight impunity and transitional justice ........................................................................... 12 A. Special Criminal Court ......................................................................................................... 12 B. Non-judicial mechanisms and reconciliation ........................................................................ 13 C. Judicial and prison administration ........................................................................................ 14 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 15 A. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 15 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 16 III. IV. V. 2 GE.17-12914