Tragic: 1000 People Have Become Victims Of War Crimes In Central African Republic In December - Amnesty International

War crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in the Central African Republic buy all parties of the conflict, and have taken about 1,000 lives in just two days, Amnesty International said.

More than 1,000 people have been killed in violent attacks in Bangui, Central African Republic. © Amnesty International
These information was gathered by the the three-person Amnesty International delegation during its two-week mission to the country that has closed on Thursday, December 19.

“Crimes that have been committed include extrajudicial executions, mutilation of bodies, intentional destruction of religious buildings such as mosques, and the forced displacement of massive numbers of people,” said Christian Mukosa, Amnesty International’s Central Africa expert.

The delegation has reported it documented the violations and abuses that occurred since violence broke out on 5 December in the capital city Bangui with an early morning attack by anti-balaka militia.

In some neighbourhoods, the anti-balaka forces went door to door and killed approximately 60 Muslim men. The de facto government forces, known as ex-Seleka, retaliated on a larger scale against Christians in the wake of the attack, killing nearly 1,000 men over a two-day period and systematically looting civilian homes," reads Amnesty International's press release on the organization's website.

What is more, often it is not possible to identify who is responsible for the killings, the organization says.

The organization stresses, that the violence has been unfolding in spit of the presence of French and African military forces.

It therefore calls for more international troops to bring security in Bangui and in the Central African Republic in general.

The organization is also urging the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force "with a clear mandate to protect civilians", and to set up a committee to investigate war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of human rights.

It will be recalled, that Central African Republic has been in turmoil since the Seleka coalition of rebels ousted president François Bozize on March 24.