CAR Muslims Protest against Government's Dual Policies
They took to the streets after the country's president, Catherine Samba-Panza, in a television address promised that the government would disarm the Muslims in Bangui’s PK5 district, according to zonebourse website.
Muslims say they have weapons to protect themselves against violent attacks by anti-balaka extremist Christians.
They said they have to defend themselves as no one else bothers to take a step to protect them.
They underlined that if the government wants to disarm Muslims in PK5 district, it should also disarm others in Bangui.
CAR Muslims who have been under violent attacks by Christian extremists called on the international community to take steps to help them.
In recent months, Christian militiamen have been committing acts of violence against the Muslim minority in the CAR, killing thousands of them and displacing many more.
In March, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said almost all of more than 100,000 Muslims once residing in Bangui had fled the violence perpetrated by Christian militiamen.
Amnesty International has also said a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” is underway against the Muslim civilians in the CAR despite the presence of thousands of French and African Union troops in the country.
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