Central African Republic: Rebel Group 3R Torture, Displace Civilians

Anti-balaka fighters man a road block at Makonzi Wali, 20 kilometers south of Bocaranga and 20 kilometers east of De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, on November 26, 2016.
Anti-balaka fighters man a road block at Makonzi Wali, 20 kilometers south of Bocaranga and 20 kilometers east of De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, on November 26, 2016.  © 2016 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
Self-proclaimed General, Abba Rafal, the anti-balaka leader in Bocaranga, Central African Republic. Rafal told Human Rights Watch that he does not kill civilians, but he has killed Peuhl whom he believed worked as “spies.”
Self-proclaimed General, Abba Rafal, the anti-balaka leader in Bocaranga, Central African Republic. Rafal told Human Rights Watch that he does not kill civilians, but he has killed Peuhl whom he believed worked as “spies.”  © 2016 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
Fighters from the rebel group “Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation” (3R) in De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, November 25, 2016.
Fighters from the rebel group “Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation” (3R) in De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, November 25, 2016. © 2016 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
Fighters from the rebel group “Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation” (3R) in De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, on November 25, 2016.
Fighters from the rebel group “Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation” (3R) in De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, on November 25, 2016. © 2016 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
"Claude,” 21, said 3R rebel group fighters tortured him in De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, after the group seized the town in late September.
"Claude,” 21, said 3R rebel group fighters tortured him in De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefecture of the Ouham Pendé province, Central African Republic, after the group seized the town in late September.   © 2016 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
A displaced girl from Boumari prepares food outside her family’s makeshift hut near the village of Bodé on November 23, 2016. Attacks by the 3R rebel group have forced at least 17,000 people from their homes in the Central African Republic.
A displaced girl from Boumari prepares food outside her family’s makeshift hut near the village of Bodé on November 23, 2016. Attacks by the 3R rebel group have forced at least 17,000 people from their homes in the Central African Republic. © 2016 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch

A recently formed armed group called “Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation,” or 3R, has killed civilians, raped, and caused largescale displacement over the past year in northwest Central African Republic. The majority of these photos were taken in the town of De Gaulle, in the Koui sub-prefectures of theOuham Pendé province.

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