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Amnesty International
Senior Crisis Response Advisor with Amnesty International
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Joanne Mariner
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Ethnic Cleansing in the Central African Republic Violence in the Central African Republican has displaced almost a million residents since early December. In January, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon warned that the conflict was becoming more sectarian. Today, Amnesty International labeled it "ethnic cleansing" of Muslims by Christian militias called "Anti-balaka." AI's senior crisis response advisor Joanne Mariner joins us from the capital city, Bangui.
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