A/HRC/26/53 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 May 2014 English Original: French Human Rights Council Twenty-sixth session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Preliminary report of the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic, MarieThérèse Keita Bocoum* Summary In this report, the Independent Expert supplements the oral update submitted to the Human Rights Council on 26 March 2014. She reports on her two visits to the Central African Republic undertaken from 4 to 14 March and from 10 to 18 April 2014. In this context, the Independent Expert held talks with leading political figures and the transitional authorities, in particular the transitional Head of State. She also met with the members of the diplomatic corps, the commander-in-chief of the French forces, the representatives of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic, the United Nations specialized agencies, the African Union, international non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, women, young people and community leaders. She began her second visit on the day of adoption of Security Council resolution 2149 (2014) in which the Council set up the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and decided to transfer the responsibilities of the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) to MINUSCA. During her first visit, the Independent Expert noted that the right to life, security and physical integrity was being violated by assassinations, summary executions and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. In addition, the exercise of civil and political rights, more particularly freedom of opinion and religion, freedom of movement and freedom to choose one’s place of residence, were considerably constrained by the deterioration of the security situation, impunity and the fragility of State institutions. * Late submission. GE.14-03816 (E) 160215 170215 