[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN seeks an end to the "lawlessness" in CAR

 

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	April 17, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN seeks an end to the "lawlessness" in CAR United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay are calling for an end to the "current state of lawlessness" in the Central African Republic. Human rights violations reported include rapes, killings and child soldiers. "The rule of law must be restored and perpetrators of abuses held accountable," Pillay says. New England Cable News (Boston)/The Associated Press (4/16), Voice of America (4/16)      Safety of Darfur civilians is uncertain  Economic growth buoys sub-Sahara  Talking about rape trauma as a means of healing  Global action is needed on climate refugees  Envoy is frustrated in Syrian peace efforts  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Can we defeat poverty by fixing sanitation? 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