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Central African Republic Transnational Issues 2008

https://allcountries.org/wfb2008/central_african_republic/central_african_republic_issues.html
SOURCE: 2008 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Disputes - international:
periodic skirmishes over water and grazing rights among related pastoral populations along the border with southern Sudan persist

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 19,960 (Sudan), 3,325 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); note - UNHCR resumed repatriation of Southern Sudanese refugees in 2006
IDPs: 150,000 (ongoing unrest following coup in 2003) (2006)

Trafficking in persons:
current situation: Central African Republic is a source and destination country for children trafficked for domestic servitude, sexual exploitation, and forced labor in shops and commercial labor activities; while the majority of child victims are trafficked within the country, some are also trafficked to and from Cameroon and Nigeria
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - the Central African Republic failed to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons during 2005, specifically its inadequate law enforcement response to trafficking crimes


NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic Transnational Issues 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic Transnational Issues 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.



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