BANGUI, Central African Republic, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- There's been little regard for the civilian population or their property during recent clashes in the Central African Republic, the ICRC said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was concerned about the rights situation in CAR as it responded to thousands of families internally displaced by clashes between armed groups in September.
"In many parts of the city, the damage is considerable. In all, over 700 houses are in ruins," Celine Buvelot, an ICRC delegate working in the area, said in a statement. "Most residents had to flee the fighting as quickly as possible and left practically all their belongings behind."
Amnesty International, in an October report on the situation in CAR, described the country is a "black hole" in terms of human rights. At least 14 different armed groups are operating in the country but the government has done little to protect the civilian population, the report said.
One of the armed groups, the Lord's Resistance Army, was accused in July by human rights officials with the United Nations of killing at least 26 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in June. Another 21 people, including 10 children, were kidnapped.
