A/HRC/39/70 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 .................................................................................................... 4 A. Security situation .................................................................................................................. 4 B. Political context and mediation efforts ................................................................................. 5 C. Regional cooperation to promote human rights .................................................................... 6 Human rights situation .................................................................................................................. 6 A. Abuses attributed to armed groups ....................................................................................... 7 B. Violations attributed to the national authorities .................................................................... 8 C. Sexual violence, and sexual exploitation and abuse. ............................................................ 9 D. Women’s rights ..................................................................................................................... 10 E. Situation of children ............................................................................................................. 10 F. Economic, social and cultural rights ..................................................................................... 11 Humanitarian situation .................................................................................................................. 11 A. Observations ......................................................................................................................... 11 B. Refugees and displaced persons............................................................................................ 12 Transitional justice ........................................................................................................................ 13 A. Overview .............................................................................................................................. 13 B. Challenges of coordinated action .......................................................................................... 15 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 15 A. Observations ......................................................................................................................... 15 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 16 III. IV. V. VI. 2 GE.18-13342