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Related: About this forumUN horrified by vicious slaughter of children by Christian militias in the C. African Republic
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/14/un-horrified-by-vicious-slaughter-of-children-by-christian-militias-in-the-central-african-republic/UN horrified by vicious slaughter of children by Christian militias in the C. African Republic
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, February 14, 2014 11:44 EST
The UN childrens agency on Friday said it was horrified at how children are being maimed and killed, including by beheadings, in the sectarian violence engulfing the Central African Republic.
There is no future for a country where adults can viciously target innocent children with impunity, said Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF regional director for west and central Africa.
UNICEF officials in the region are horrified by the cruelty and impunity with which children are being killed and mutilated and are increasingly targeted because of their religion, or because of their community, the organisation said in a statement.
At least 133 children have been killed and maimed, some of them in horrific ways, in the past two months and UNICEF has verified cases of children intentionally beheaded and mutilated.
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UN horrified by vicious slaughter of children by Christian militias in the C. African Republic (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Feb 2014
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newfie11
(8,159 posts)1. Same old thing for eons, in the name of religion
LuvLoogie
(7,066 posts)2. I can't blame religion.
This is what happens when bigotry and hatred is more organized than civil society. This isn't a conquering horde; it's ethnic cleansing.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)3. the locals don't