UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

France and the UN Pressured to Act on Troops’ Sex Abuse in Central Africa

June 6, 2015

The uproar over accusations that French soldiers assigned to peacekeeping had sexually abused about a dozen boys in the Central African Republic from late 2013 through mid-2014 has shifted focus from the apparent behavior of the soldiers to the role the United Nations played in dealing with the allegations. The French soldiers were not …

Africa, Gender-Based Violence, UN Agencies

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Western Sahara: A Chance for Change or to Stay Stuck in Time

April 10, 2013

by Dulcie Leimbach

The saga of Western Sahara, a disputed territory that has been stuck in limbo in North Africa for decades, will receive its annual nod this month by the United Nations Security Council, but this time actual changes may be afoot if the council acts more decisively, particularly on human-rights matters. Christopher Ross, the UN …