UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (MINUSCA) Population size1 Surface area1 Human Development Index2 NHRI (if applicable)3 4,74 million 623,000 km² 0.367 (rank: 187/188 in 2016) Type of engagement Peace Mission Year established 2000 Field office(s) Bambari, Bangassou, Bangui, Berberati, Birao, Bossangoa, Bria, Kaga-Bandoro, Ndele, Obo and Paoua UN partnership framework United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2018-2021 Staff as of 31 December 2018 73 XB requirements 2018 US$596,100 Key OMP pillars in 2018 123 Please refer to Data sources and notes on p.191. KEY PILLAR RESULTS: Peace and Security (PS) PS1 – As a component of CAR’s national infrastructure for peace and human rights, the National Committee on the prevention of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the fight against discrimination is fully operational. The Committee’s capacity is strengthened to enable it to implement its road map. A national multifunctional mechanism to protect victims and witnesses is established: it is able to hold accountable those responsible for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, and protect and assist victims of gender-based violence and sexual violence in conflict. The Human Rights Division (HRD) of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) 194 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 Spotlights: contributed to the increased compliance of national protection systems with international human standards by providing technical support to these mechanisms. Based on advice from the HRD, the Civil Society Working Group on Transitional Justice contributed to the truth-seeking process and advocated against blanket amnesty. The Government also provided land for the building of a resource centre in order to support the full implementation of the mandate of the Working Group. In addition, members of the National Human Rights Commission were appointed and the HRD facilitated capacity-building activities that led to the development of complaints procedures, administrative and financial rules and a communications plan for the Commission. The Commission Youth Disabilities is expected to play a leading role in advocating for the ratification of treaties, supporting the drafting of reports to the human rights mechanisms and advising the Government on human rights issues of concern. PS4 – A comprehensive national transitional justice strategy is developed and implemented; it is gender-sensitive. A comprehensive national transitional justice strategy continued to be developed by the Government with the technical support of the HRD. Work on drafting the law for the creation, establishment and operationalization of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission continued. The HRD and the Ministry of Justice began discussions to address structural gaps in the national archives and documentation. Furthermore, the HRD organized 10 technical working sessions between government representatives and the MINUSCA leadership to support the implementation of the national road map for the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. From July to December, the HRD documented 828 incidents of human rights violations and abuses and breaches of international humanitarian law, affecting 1,564 victims. Armed groups were responsible for 808 of these violations and abuses and 20 State actors committed violations and abuses throughout the national territory. The monitoring and reporting of the HRD remained one of the primary sources of early warning for both national authorities and MINUSCA. Under the Accountability pillar, the HRD worked towards strengthening the capacities of national security forces, including the police and gendarmerie, to increase their compliance with international standards. CHAD Population size1 Surface area1 Human Development Index2 NHRI (if applicable)3 15.35 million 1,284,000 km² 0.404 (185/188 in 2016) Status B, 2009 Type of engagement Country Office Year established 2018 Field office(s) N’Djamena UN partnership framework United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2017–2021 Staff as of 31 December 2018 4 Total income US$1,483,629 XB requirements 2018 US$2,656,200 Total XB expenditure US$670,711 Personnel Non-personnel PSC† 64% 24% 12% $431,266 $162,283 $77,161 Key OMP pillars in 2018 123 † Please refer to Data sources and notes on p.191. KEY PILLAR RESULTS: Accountability (A) PS5 – National institutions and nonstate actors increase their capacity to protect and promote human rights more effectively. The HRD contributed to the increased compliance of State institutions with international human standards through its monitoring and reporting and by providing tailored recommendations to relevant authorities. The HRD undertook 178 human rights monitoring missions in 16 prefectures, which revealed an increase in the number of human rights abuses and violations perpetrated by armed groups in the southeast, centre and north-west of the country. A1 – The National Human Rights Commission is established and functions in conformity with the Paris Principles. OHCHR contributed to the establishment and functioning of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in increased conformity with the Paris Principles, including by advocating with the Government and the Parliament for the approval of a new regulation for the NHRC. On 23 October, following OHCHR recommendations, the Government submitted a draft law to Parliament on the functioning of the NHRC. The law, which was approved Shifts: and promulgated, integrated some of the commitments provided in various international human rights treaties that have been ratified by the country. The selection of commissioners, which was planned for 2018, has been postponed until 2019. Mechanisms (M) M1 – Chad ratifies at least four of the treaties that it had not yet ratified. OHCHR advocated with national counterparts in Chad, including the Government and the National Assembly, for the increased Global Constituency UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 195