A/HRC/33/63 D. Refugees and internally displaced persons 60. The ongoing displacement of 421,000 persons in a hundred sites around the country, together with a population of 478,000 Central African refugees in neighbouring countries, shows the fragility of the situation. Displaced persons in Muslim enclaves continue to be especially vulnerable to violence by armed groups, in particular in Bambari and Batangafo. On 3 May 2016, the group coordinating and managing the camps estimated the number of displaced persons on the Batangafo site the country’s second largest site in Ouham prefecture to be around 30,500.8 The main enclaves are located in Kaga Bandoro, Boda, Carnot, Berbérati, Dekoa, Bouar, Yaloké and Bangui (PK-5). Displaced persons are living in very precarious conditions and remain at risk of repeated threats from armed groups and gender-based violence. 61. On 14 May, the President and Prime Minister visited the M’Poko and Bimbo camps for displaced persons. In June, during her meeting with the Minister for Social Affairs and National Reconciliation, the Independent Expert noted that priority will be given to the M’Poko camp to identify appropriate action to ensure that returns are carried out in accordance with international standards. The Minister underlined the importance of adopting a strategy of assistance for the displaced persons of M’Poko in cooperation with all humanitarian partners. 62. The sustainable return of refugees and displaced persons requires a stable and safe environment. The main factors hindering returns are permanent insecurity, destruction of property, lack of trust in the State’s ability to protect, fear of renewed violence and lack of opportunities to earn a living. 63. The Independent Expert encourages the authorities to pay close attention to this issue in order to find quick, safe and sustainable solutions. E. Violence connected with accusations of witchcraft 64. The Human Rights Division continues to document violence committed for the most part by anti-balaka factions against persons accused of witchcraft, and has documented 63 cases since January 2016. Women are the main victims, except in Bangui, where they tend to be children. Acts of abuse have been recorded primarily in the capital and in towns in the west of the country, where the anti-balaka factions dominate, such as Bouar, Baoro and Bossangoa. 65. For example, on 18 September 2015, four women were killed in two villages in the Nana Grebizi prefecture, in the west of the country. The women were tortured, their ears cut off and they were forced to eat them. They were then buried alive after being accused of witchcraft. 66. Despite awareness-raising campaigns conducted by MINUSCA to counter these inhumane practices, the Independent Expert remains concerned about the extent of the problem which, under the guise of charges of witchcraft, actually involves premeditated acts by armed groups, more often than not to extort money from victims. 67. On each visit and in her reports the Independent Expert continues to alert the authorities to these practices. She reiterates her previous recommendations, which include the adoption of measures to launch an awareness-raising campaign to discourage such acts, 8 GE.16-12727 Source: OCHA, Humanitarian Bulletin, Central African Republic, May 2016. Available at the following address, http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/RCA_BH_MAI_2016.pdf (consulted on 20 July 2016). 11