CAR: Interim president must rein in “out of control” militias as Muslims forced to flee

Headline Title: CAR: Interim president must rein in “out of control” militias 20 January 2014 The new interim President of the Central African Republic must urgently rein in the “out of control” anti-balaka militias currently forcing scores of people from Muslim communities to leave the country in a bid to escape terrifying abuse, Amnesty International said.Catherine Samba Panza was appointed by the interim parliament as interim President of the African nation today.“People from Muslim communities feel totally unprotected from anti-balaka attacks and terrified about what might happen…

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