UN has not disclosed all sexual abuse claims in CAR- Lobby group says

 

 

 

A Non Governmental Organisation has revealed that the United Nations has not fully disclosed the number of sexual abuse claims against troops in Central African Republic.

The US-based NGO AIDS-Free said the UN has not disclosed about 40 new cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers in CAR which is in contravention of its promise to disclose all information to the public.

 

According to the NGO the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) had documented about 40 additional cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers in the country.

The NGO, which has also been running the Code Blue Campaign to End Impunity for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, said that a cable leaked to them showed that MINUSCA had informed UN headquarters on April 7 that an “integrated team” sent to the town of Dekoa from March 25th to April 4th interviewed 59 women and girls and found 41 new cases had never been previously reported.

“These exercises in evasion, after the cable had been received, are deeply disappointing. It’s clear that the culture of suppression of information is still alive and well at UN headquarters,” the statement released on Wednesday read.