A/HRC/26/53 Overcrowding and the prevailing insecurity in Bangui prison, together with the lack of appropriate detention facilities in the rest of the country and the weaknesses of the judicial system and the ineffectiveness of the criminal justice system, hamper the administration of justice and the fight against impunity. This situation is regarded as one of the root causes of the instability threatening social peace and undermines efforts at dialogue and intercommunal reconciliation. Breaches of international humanitarian law were reported to the Independent Expert during her two visits: forced displacements of the civilian population, particularly Muslims, destruction of property essential to the survival of the population (health centres, schools, residential dwellings, fields), attacks against the civilian population in some parts of the country, rapes and other forms of sexual violence, and the recruitment of minors by armed groups. The weakness of the State institutions and the fragility of the rule of law conduced to a general climate of fear and insecurity, as well as a feeling of distrust and suspicion which perpetuated the vicious cycle of violence in the country. The Independent Expert noted that, despite the wish expressed by the transitional authorities to combat impunity effectively and ensure that the Government’s writ runs throughout the country, serious obstacles remain given the inadequacy of resources, the lack of security for judges, courts and places of detention, the inadequacy of public infrastructure and the delays in the deployment of public service staff. The Independent Expert noted the development of local intercommunity reconciliation initiatives in Bangassou. She received reports of similar initiatives launched by the residents of the third arrondissement of Bangui and of some towns in the interior. She also received reports of the existence of pockets of stability in the south-west, in Boda and Berbérati, and in the north-west, in Bozoum. On the economic and social level, the Independent Expert noted that the crisis experienced by the Central African Republic since December 2012 has led to the collapse of economic activity, paralysed the Government administration and given rise to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with nearly one quarter of the population being displaced or reduced to refugee status. The economic recovery remains dependent on the normalization of security conditions, the return of displaced persons and refugees and the gradual recovery of economic activity, particularly in the agricultural and trade sectors. The precariousness of the economic situation seriously compromises the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, although the Independent Expert noted the reopening of some schools, particularly in Bangui and Bangassou. 2 GE.14-03816