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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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29 May 2026
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Central African Republic
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
February 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2020
Title:
République Centrafricaine. Analyse de Protection : Mise à jour de la situation de protection. Août 2025.
Source:
Global Protection Cluster
Date of Document:
25 September 2025
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
République centrafricaine (RCA) : Situation sécuritaire à Bangui. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
21 January 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 January 2026
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
Partie 1 : Besoins humanitaires. République centrafricaine. Besoins humanitaires et plan de réponse.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
January 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Letter dated 15 June 2025 from the Panel of Experts pursuant to Security Council resolution 2745 (2024) addressed to the President
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
15 June 2025
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Operational Update: January – March 2026.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
22 May 2026
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Source:
Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Date of Document:
16 March 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic (CAR): COI Compilation
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
8 April 2019
Title:
Central African Republic. BTI 2026 Country Report.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Date of Document:
March 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Présentation de la République centrafricaine
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
30 April 2026
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
République centrafricaine (RCA) : Situation sécuritaire. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
25 November 2021
Accessed Date:
8 March 2022
Title:
Central African Republic: Situation Update, March 2025
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
23 April 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Violence and Herding in the Central African Republic: Time to Act
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 May 2025
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic, Second Quarter 2025: Update on incidents according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
7 August 2025
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Centrafrique : après les élections, consolider les gains sécuritaires
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
27 January 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
The Central African Republic: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA)
Source:
United Nations. World Health Organization.
Date of Document:
4 December 2025
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 August 2025
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2026.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
April 2026
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Freedom in the World 2026.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
Source:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Author:
Lise Morjé Howard et al.
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Central African Republic: Activists Arrested at Memorial Event
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 July 2025
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. World Report 2026: Events of 2025.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
February 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
National report submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21: Central African Republic
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/45/CAF/1
Source:
Central African Republic
Date of Document:
17 November 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic: Compilation of information
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/45/CAF/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
20 November 2023
Accessed Date:
13 May 2024
Title:
Summary of stakeholders' submissions on Central African Republic
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/45/CAF/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
29 November 2023
Accessed Date:
13 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic: Report of the Secretary-General
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
13 February 2026
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Human rights situation in the Central African Republic: Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Yao Agbetse
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
25 August 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
L'incitation à la haine et à la violence en République Centrafricaine
Source:
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic
Date of Document:
1 June 2020
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
CAR's civic space under pressure as December 2025 elections loom; Law on the protection of HRDs adopted
Date of Document:
26 October 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Rapport public sur les violations et atteintes graves auz droits de l'home commises par les Wagner ti Azandé et les Azabdé Abi KPI GBÉ du 1 au 7 Octobre 2024 à Dembia et Rafaï Préfecture du Mbomou
Source:
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic
Date of Document:
March 2025
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Monthly Report: Human Rights Situation. September 2025.
Source:
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic
Date of Document:
September 2025
Accessed Date:
12 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic. Freedom in the World 2025.
Accessed Date:
27 May 2026
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Loi n° 1961.212 du 20 avril 1961 portant code de la nationalité centrafricaine
Source:
Central African Republic
Accessed Date:
25 April 2014
Title:
Central African Republic. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
Etat civil en République centrafricaine : enjeux et pratiques : Effets sur l'accès à la justice et la réalisation des droits fondamentaux
Source:
Avocats Sans Frontières
Date of Document:
July 2017
Author:
Thierry Vircoulon
Accessed Date:
4 April 2018
Title:
Les enregistrements et actes de naissance et l'accès à l'éducation en République centrafricaine
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Central African Republic
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Constitution de la République Centrafricaine du 30 août 2023. Chapitre 2 : de la Nationalité. Art. 10.
Source:
Central African Republic
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Central African Republic: Elite Capture becoming State Capture
Source:
African Center for Strategic Studies
Date of Document:
13 January 2025
Author:
Joseph Siegle; Hany Wahila
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. Central African Presidency 2025 General.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Central African Republic: National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
République Centrafricaine : La milice des Requins
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 November 2023
Accessed Date:
10 May 2024
Title:
République Centrafricaine: Le mouvement de Libération du Peuple Centrafricain (MLPC) et son président Martin Ziguélé
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
11 April 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Le Système de Gestion des Informations sur les cas de Violence Basée sur le Genre (GBVIMS) en République centrafricaine: Rapport Annuel GBVIMS 2025.
Source:
United Nations. Global Protection Cluster.
Date of Document:
2 March 2026
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
National Legal Requirements: Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Central African Republic
Source:
Centre for International Law Research and Policy. Case Matrix Network.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Author:
Auriane Botte-Kerrison et al.
Accessed Date:
4 April 2018
Title:
Children and armed conflict in the Central African Republic
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
24 January 2024
Accessed Date:
21 May 2024
Title:
Loi no° 06.032 du 2006, portant protection de la femme contre la violence en République Centrafricaine
Source:
Central African Republic
Accessed Date:
4 April 2017
Title:
Central African Republic. Conflict-related sexual violence: Report of the Secretary-General.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
15 July 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, on her visit to the Central African Republic
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
15 May 2024
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the Central African Republic
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
Date of Document:
20 February 2024
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Supplement to the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Central African Republic
Source:
Centre for International Law Research and Policy and the Commission for International Justice and Accountability. Case Matrix Network.
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
9 April 2020
Title:
Sixth periodic report submitted by the Central African Republic under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2018
Source:
Central African Republic
Date of Document:
17 March 2022
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
FGM/C in Central African Republic: Short Report
Source:
Orchid Project & 28 Too Many
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Rapport sur les violences sexuelles liées aux conflits commises par le FPRC et l'UPC dans les Préfectures du Mbomou et de la Haute-Kotto : Décembre 2020 – mars 2022
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 July 2022
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Replies of the Central African Republic to the list of issues and questions in relation to its sixth periodic report
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
18 December 2023
Accessed Date:
10 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2023
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
6 October 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Evaluation Rapide Des Besoins De Protéction Contre Les Violences Basées Sur Le Genre; Sous-Préfectures De Bambouti, Obo, Mboki, Rafaï, Zangba, Birao, Ngaoundaye, Damara, Bimbo
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
Date of Document:
November 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Situation de la VBG en République Centrafricaine dans le contexte de la Crise Humanitaire
Source:
United Nations Population Fund et al
Date of Document:
August 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Source:
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Date of Document:
29 April 2026
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
November 2023
Author:
Kellyn Botha et al.
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Central African Republic.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
7 April 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2025
Title:
Central African Republic: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2025.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 September 2025
Accessed Date:
28 May 2026
Title:
Splintered Warfare: Alliances, affiliations, and agendas of armed factions and politico-military groups in the Central African Republic
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
5 April 2018
Title:
République centrafricaine: point de la situation sécuritaire (avril 2021- septembre 2022)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
4 January 2023
Accessed Date:
10 March 2026
Title:
Ten Years After the Coup, Is the Central African Republic Facing Another Major Crisis?
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 March 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic. Global Organized Crime Index 2025.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
République centrafricaine : La milice de Nimery Matar alias « Force »
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 May 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
What prospects for justice in the Central African Republic?
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
October 2022
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Analysis of deprivation of liberty in the Central African Republic: Current situation, challenges, and responses
Source:
United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
18 July 2024
Accessed Date:
5 May 2025
Title:
Central African Republic Becomes 24th African State to Abolish the Death Penalty
Source:
World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Date of Document:
26 June 2022
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Loi no° 10.001 du 2010, portant code penal centrafricain
Source:
Central African Republic
Accessed Date:
9 April 2020
Title:
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards: Justice in the Central African Republic.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
December 2021
Accessed Date:
9 March 2022
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Architects of Terror: The Wagner Group's Blueprint for State Capture in the Central African Republic
Date of Document:
June 2023
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Johannesburg. Faculty of Law.
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic: Averting Further Fragmentation of the Armed Forces
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
10 May 2022
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Central African Republic: Reining in the Zandé Militia
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 November 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. World Press Freedom Index 2026.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
CAR government proposes criminalising press offences again
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
21 October 2022
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Central African Republic. Londa Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report 2025.
Source:
Paradigm Initiative
Date of Document:
April 2026
Editor:
‘Gbenga Sesan et al.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
République Centrafricaine : Situation des journalistes critiques du régime et de Wagner
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 November 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. International Religious Freedom Report for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
26 June 2024
Accessed Date:
5 May 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 2023 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
COI Query Response. Central African Republic (CAR): Overview of the conflict and situation of Muslims.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
20 December 2021
Accessed Date:
10 March 2022
Title:
République centrafricaine: Situation de la communauté musulmane de Bangui depuis 2021
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 September 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race - (No items in this section)
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Central African Republic: Overview of population movements (January 2026).
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
West and Central Africa: Central African Republic Situation Dashboard 31: December 2025.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
December 2025
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Défis & obstacles liés à l'accès aux droits au Logement, à la Terre et à la Propriété (LTP) en République Centrafricaine
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
November 2025
Author:
Muyisa Musubao Moïse
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 30 May 2025:
Title:
République Centrafricaine. Analyse de Protection : Mise à jour de la situation de protection.
Source:
Global Protection Cluster
Date of Document:
November 2024
URL:
https://globalprotectioncluster.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/pau24_protection_analysis_update_rca_novembre_2024_1.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 May 2025
Title:
République centrafricaine (RCA) : Situation sécuritaire à Bangui. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
13 May 2024
URL:
https://www.cgra.be/sites/default/files/rapporten/coi_focus_republique_centrafricaine_rca._situation_securitaire_a_bangui_20240513.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 May 2025
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/central-african-republic
Accessed Date:
20 May 2025
Title:
Partie 1 : Besoins humanitaires. République centrafricaine. Besoins humanitaires et plan de réponse.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. ; et al.
Date of Document:
December 2024
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/c28a8f73-14a6-4f2f-a127-c0d902a38bae/HNRP_2025_FR_VF.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Final report of the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to Security Council resolution 2693 (2023)
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
10 June 2024
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/S/2024/444
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic
Source:
Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Date of Document:
14 March 2025
URL:
https://www.globalr2p.org/countries/central-african-republic/
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. BTI 2024 Country Report.
Date of Document:
March 2024
URL:
https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/CAF
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Présentation de la République centrafricaine
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
23 January 2024
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/republique-centrafricaine/presentation-de-la-republique-centrafricaine/
Accessed Date:
14 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic: Situation Report
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
5 December 2024
URL:
https://www.unocha.org/attachments/b684cdcb-6a70-42fd-b394-03ba81a66348/Central%20African%20Republic%20--%20Situation%20Report%2C%2029%20Nov%202024.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2025.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
April 2025
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/POL1085152025ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 May 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. Freedom in the World 2024.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/central-african-republic/freedom-world/2024
Accessed Date:
21 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic. World Report 2025: Events of 2024.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/central-african-republic
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic: Report of the Secretary-General
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
15 February 2024
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/S/2024/170
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Human rights situation in the Central African Republic: Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Yao Agbetse
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
26 August 2024
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/57/79
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/CentralAfricanRepublic.html
Accessed Date:
20 May 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. Election for President of 14 February 2021.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3605/
Accessed Date:
9 March 2022
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Central African Republic: National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/parliament/CF/CF-LC01/
Accessed Date:
5 May 2025
Title:
Le Système de Gestion des Informations sur les cas de Violence Basée sur le Genre. Rapport Annuel GBVIMS 2024: Republique centrafricaine.
Source:
United Nations. Global Protection Cluster.
Date of Document:
19 February 2025
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/48cbe19a-f696-46aa-ab10-7107c0c8d076/Rapport_Annuel_GBVIMS-RCA_2024_Valid%C3%A9%5BFr%5D.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. Conflict-related sexual violence: Report of the Secretary-General.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
4 April 2024
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/S/2024/292
Accessed Date:
21 May 2024
Title:
FGM/C in Central African Republic: Short Report
URL:
https://www.28toomany.org/media/uploads/Country%20Research%20and%20Resources/CAR/car_short_report_v2_(january_2023).pdf
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Central African Republic: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2024
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/central-african-republic/
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
Central African Republic. Global Organized Crime Index 2023.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
URL:
https://ocindex.net/2023/country/central_african_republic
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa.
URL:
https://www.policinglaw.info/country/central-african-republic
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Central African Republic. World Press Freedom Index 2025.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/country/central-african-republic
Accessed Date:
5 May 2025
Title:
Central African Republic: Overview of Population Movements (February 2025)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
April 2025
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/3e2dadf7-19d9-4142-bf76-c84e12e02b1d/OCHA_CARTE_DEPLACEMENT%20ENG%20FEV%202025.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 May 2025
Title:
Situation in Central African Republic: Monthly Dashboard #28. Coverage: January 2025.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
February 2025
URL:
https://dtm.iom.int/dtm_download_track/72601?file=1&type=node&id=48736
Accessed Date:
29 April 2025
Title:
République centrafricaine : Suivi de la situation humanitaire des zones difficiles d'accès - Aperçu des tendances 2020 - 2022
Date of Document:
27 December 2022
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/3f60564e-3821-4771-80a5-9b2bc5989e9e/REACH_CAR_SituationOverview_HSM-SO6_Avril2022-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 April 2023
Title:
Rapport public sur les violations des droits de l'homme et du droit international humanitaire en République Centrafricaine durant la période électorale
Source:
United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
1 June 2021
URL:
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Countries/CF/report_abuses_violations_HR_InternationalHumanitarianLaw_Elections_CAR.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 April 2023
Title:
CAR: Foreign NGO worker arrested on spying charges; dozens of NGOs will close due to lack of funding; scathing reports by journalists and CSOs denied by authorities
Date of Document:
15 October 2024
URL:
https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/car-foreign-ngo-worker-arrested-on-spying-charges-dozens-of-ngos-will-close-due-to-lack-of-funding-scathing-reports-by-journalists-and-csos-denied-by-authorities/
Accessed Date:
5 May 2025
Title:
Central African Republic: Closing Civic Space
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 April 2023
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/04/central-african-republic-closing-civic-space
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
ILAC Rapport d'évaluation de l'état de droit: République Centrafricaine 2017
Source:
International Legal Assistance Consortium
URL:
http://www.ilacnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ILACs-Rule-of-Law-Assessment-Report-Central-Africa-Republic-2017-.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 April 2018
Title:
Central African Republic. Report on digital freedoms in French-speaking African countries.
Source:
France. Agence Française de Développement.
Date of Document:
May 2023
Author:
Olivier Alais et al.
URL:
https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2023-06-04-06-13/report-digital-freedoms-french-speaking-african-countries.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 May 2024
Title:
Central African Republic. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/central-african-republic/
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
République Centrafricaine : La milice des Requins
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 November 2023
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2311_caf_les_requins_159267.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 May 2024
Title:
What prospects for justice in the Central African Republic?
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
October 2022
URL:
https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/car_final_report_31_october_2022.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 April 2023
Title:
Central African Republic. Operational Update: January – March 2026.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
22 May 2026
URL:
https://data.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/122554
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
Violence and Herding in the Central African Republic: Time to Act
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 May 2025
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/africa/central-africa/central-african-republic-chad/317-violence-et-transhumance-en-centrafrique-le-temps-dagir
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic, Second Quarter 2025: Update on incidents according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
7 August 2025
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2129195/2025q2CentralAfricanRepublic_en.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Centrafrique : après les élections, consolider les gains sécuritaires
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
27 January 2026
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/node/27250
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
The Central African Republic: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA)
Source:
United Nations. World Health Organization.
Date of Document:
4 December 2025
URL:
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/documents/emergencies/phsa-car-final-updated_d-c-25_wco_approved.pdf?sfvrsn=f2bb94ba_1&download=true
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 August 2025
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/central-african-republic/
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic: Activists Arrested at Memorial Event
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 July 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/04/central-african-republic-activists-arrested-at-memorial-event
Accessed Date:
4 May 2026
Title:
CAR's civic space under pressure as December 2025 elections loom; Law on the protection of HRDs adopted
Date of Document:
26 October 2025
URL:
https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/cars-civic-space-under-pressure-mixed-signals-on-rights-as-2025-elections-loom/
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Freedom in the World 2025.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/central-african-republic/freedom-world/2025
Accessed Date:
27 May 2026
Title:
Constitution de la République Centrafricaine du 30 août 2023. Chapitre 2 : de la Nationalité. Art. 10.
Source:
Central African Republic
URL:
https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2023/149724
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2023
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
6 October 2025
URL:
https://webfs.oecd.org/devsigi/SIGI%202023%20Country%20Profiles/Africa/country_profile_CAF_Central%20African%20Republic.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Evaluation Rapide Des Besoins De Protéction Contre Les Violences Basées Sur Le Genre; Sous-Préfectures De Bambouti, Obo, Mboki, Rafaï, Zangba, Birao, Ngaoundaye, Damara, Bimbo
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
Date of Document:
November 2025
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/7bd03118-b02c-40fe-a6ce-a29eeaf69828/Rapport%20d%27%C3%A9valuation%20rapide%20sur%20la%20VBG%20dans%209%20sous-pr%C3%A9fectures%20de%20la%20RCA.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Situation de la VBG en République Centrafricaine dans le contexte de la Crise Humanitaire
Source:
United Nations Population Fund et al
Date of Document:
August 2025
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/9457959e-f045-41b5-bd60-cdff784bace1/Situation%20de%20la%20VBG%20en%20RCA%2C%20Ao%C3%BBt%202025.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Source:
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Date of Document:
29 April 2026
URL:
https://giwps.georgetown.edu/conflict-tracker/country/central-african-republic/
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
République centrafricaine : La milice de Nimery Matar alias « Force »
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 May 2025
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2505_caf__milice_de_nimery_matar_165575_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic: Reining in the Zandé Militia
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 November 2025
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/africa/central-african-republic/319-centrafrique-les-zande-tirailles-entre-armee-milice-et-troupes-russes
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Central African Republic. Londa Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report 2025.
Source:
Paradigm Initiative
Date of Document:
April 2026
Editor:
‘Gbenga Sesan et al.
URL:
https://paradigmhq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/LONDA-2025-REPORT-EN.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 May 2026
Title:
République Centrafricaine : Situation des journalistes critiques du régime et de Wagner
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 November 2025
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2511_caf_journalistes_wagner_166425_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
Title:
Défis & obstacles liés à l'accès aux droits au Logement, à la Terre et à la Propriété (LTP) en République Centrafricaine
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
November 2025
Author:
Muyisa Musubao Moïse
URL:
https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/reports/equitable-access-to-hlp-a-path-to-peace-and-durable-solutions-in-car/rapport-final.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 May 2026
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