Central African Republic: Don’t Reward Warlords

Expand From left to right: Sidiki Abass, Mahamat Al Khatim, and Ali Darassa. © Human Rights Watch; © Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch; © 2016 CNC (Nairobi) – Prosecutors in the Central African Republic should investigate militia leaders recently awarded government positions. On March 24, a presidential decree named the armed groups leaders Ali Darassa, leader of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique, UPC), Mahamat Al Khatim, leader of the Central African Patriotic Movement (Mouvement patriotique pour la Centrafrique, MPC), and Sidiki Abass…

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