Why COVID-19 is *Not* Ravaging One of the Most Fragile Country’s On the Planet, The Central African Republic Mark Leon Goldberg August 19, 2020 The Central African Republic is near the bottom of every major economic or development indicator. For example, out of 189 countries ranked in the UN Development Program's Human Development Index, the Central African Republic is second to last. When it comes to...
Can UN Peacekeepers Prevent the Central African Republic from Descending Deeper into Conflict? Mark Leon Goldberg October 9, 2017 The Central African Republic is facing some serious challenges right now. Four years ago, the country was on the brink of genocide after the longtime strongman Francois Bozize was ousted in an armed rebellion. The violence quickly turned sectarian with ...
WATCH: Rarely Seen Footage from the Conflict in the Central African Republic Mark Leon Goldberg May 17, 2017 Fighting has intensified in recent days un certain parts of the Central African Republic, including an apparent massacre of over 100 people in a mining town near the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo. This fighting in more remote parts of country is...
PODCAST: Photographer Marcus Bleasdale Documents Human Rights Abuses Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg May 1, 2017 The internationally acclaimed and award-winning photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has a spread in the latest issue of National Geographic documenting conflict in the Central African Republic. This work is just the latest example of how Bleasdale puts his co...
A Mass Grave Was Found in CAR. Will Congolese Troops Face Justice? Mark Leon Goldberg June 7, 2016 Human Rights Watch released a damning report today, offering evidence that soldiers from the Republic of Congo deployed as peacekeepers to the Central African Republic killed 18 people between December 2013 and June 2015. The report includes evidence that Cong...
Why The Security Council Traveled to the Central African Republic for the First Time Penelope Chester March 13, 2015 A high profile - but low-key - visit of the UNSC to the Central African Republic.
A Refugee Crisis in the Central African Republic Mark Leon Goldberg February 10, 2015 With the Syria crisis spinning out of control and South Sudan on the brink of famine, the 18 month old humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic is being largely ignored by international media and international donors. On the one hand, this is partly...
Justice for the Central African Republic? Penelope Chester January 23, 2015 The challenge of justice for victims of the CAR crisis
This Amazingly Resiliant 13-Year-Old-Girl Escaped Violence in the Central African Republic Mark Leon Goldberg January 13, 2015 This is an impressive story captured by UNICEF.
