Chad/CAR: New humanitarian crisis for those fleeing violence in CAR

Headline Title: Chad/CAR: New humanitarian crisis for those fleeing violence in CAR 05 March 2014 Thousands of people forced to flee the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) are now facing another humanitarian catastrophe in neighbouring Chad, said Amnesty International. The rainy season is due to start shortly and unless shelter, food and medical facilities are urgently made available, their already desperate situation will quickly deteriorate. A delegation from Amnesty International has spent the last two weeks interviewing survivors of violence in CAR…

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