Human Rights UN peacekeepers accused of child sex abuse in Central African Republic
By Tom Murphy on 25 June 2015
Contingent of Nepalese Peacekeepers in Juba, South Africa. (Credit: UN Photo/Isaac Billy)
On the heels of child sex abuse reports in the Central African Republic by French soldiers, the United Nations announced Tuesday that an investigation is under way into whether UN peacekeepers also abused street children. “We’re obviously looking into it,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general in a press briefing. “Medical care and assistance is being provided to the alleged victims.” Little information about the nature of the abuse, the country of origin of the peacekeepers accused of abuses, and the number of victims is available.
However, Al Jazeera reported yesterday that Morocco was contacted to investigate allegations that one of its soldiers raped a girl younger than 16 years old. Continue reading UN peacekeepers accused of child sex abuse in Central African Republic →
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