Hundreds of Muslims Are Trapped in Enclaves in the
Central African Republic. Those trapped
"face a grim choice: leave and face possible attack from anti-balaka fighters, or stay and die from hunger
and disease," reports HRW
Hundreds of Muslims are trapped in
enclaves in atrocious conditions in the Central African Republic, fearing
attacks if they leave and blocked from fleeing abroad by the interim
government, reportsHuman Rights Watch (HRW).
“Those trapped in some of the
enclaves face a grim choice: leave and face possible attack from anti-balaka fighters,
or stay and die from hunger and disease,” said Lewis Mudge, Africa researcher
at HRW. “The government’s policy of no evacuations is absolutely indefensible.”
HRW also deplore U.N. peacekeepers
for alleged complicity in hindering Muslims to seek safety. Camp leaders in the
western Muslim enclaves of Yaloké, Carnot and Boda told researchers earlier
this month that an estimated 1,750 people, many of them ethnic Peuhl herders,
are desperate to flee.
http://time.com/3643591/hundreds-of-muslims-are-trapped-in-enclaves-in-the-central-african-republic/
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