UN inquiry into CAR child rape claim

The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has launched an investigation into allegations its soldiers raped a 12-year-old girl. It will also focus on accusations by Amnesty International that UN peacekeepers shot dead a 16-year-old boy and his father earlier this month. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was “personally dismayed and disappointed” […]

The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has launched an investigation into allegations its soldiers raped a 12-year-old girl.
It will also focus on accusations by Amnesty International that UN peacekeepers shot dead a 16-year-old boy and his father earlier this month.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was “personally dismayed and disappointed” by the allegations.
A 10,000-strong UN force was deployed last year to help restore order.
France also has soldiers in the country to end the unprecedented violence that escalated in March 2013 when mainly Muslim rebels seized power.
The country descended into ethnic and religious violence, with tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes.
The UK-based rights group said the two incidents happened as peacekeepers from Rwanda and Cameroon were carrying out an operation in the capital, Bangui.