Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) - Central African Republic (Ratification: 2010)

Article 3 of the Convention. Human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples. The Government refers in its report to the provisions of Act No. 13.001 of 18 July 2013 issuing the Transitional Constitutional Charter. In its previous comments, the Committee emphasized the violence targeted at the members of the Aka and Mbororo peoples, protected under the Convention, and the worsening insecurity and tensions between communities in the country. The Committee notes that on 28 April 2015 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2217 (2015), in which it notes with concern that the security situation in the Central African Republic remains fragile and condemns the multiple violations of human rights and abuses committed against minorities. The Committee once again expresses deep concern at the acts of violence that have resulted in victims among the country’s indigenous communities and which have led to the flight of many farmers, particularly among the Mbororo, who have gone into exile in neighbouring countries. The Committee urges all parties to refrain from violence and to re-establish dialogue between the various communities. The Committee recalls, as the United Nations Security Council has done, that it is the responsibility of the authorities of the Central African Republic to protect all the peoples of the country, and it once again requests the national transitional authorities to make greater efforts to ensure full respect for the human rights of indigenous peoples, especially those of children and women of the Aka and Mbororo communities. The Committee also hopes that the ILO will be able to contribute to finding a sustainable solution that would give international labour standards their rightful place.