Download logoAn upcoming constitutional referendum could further close civic space in the Central African Republic and risks reversing democratic gains
An upcoming constitutional referendum could further close civic space in the Central African Republic and risks reversing democratic gains made since 2015, Human Rights Watch said today.
Click to expand Image President Faustin-Archange Touadera greets supporters after highest court confirmed his re-election at his party headquarter in Bangui, Central Africa Republic January 18, 2021. 2021 REUTERS/Antoine Rolland (Nairobi) -An upcoming constitutional referendum could further close civic space in the Central African Republic and risks reversing democratic gains made since 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. The president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, announced via Facebook on May 30, 2023, that he was calling a referendum on a new constitution. While the text is not yet public, the change could enable Touadera to stay on as president beyond 2025, when his current term is up. Fidle Gouandjika, minister and special adviser to the president, told AFP that a referendum would not enable Touadera to run for a third term, "but the counters will be reset at zero" and the president could run again. "This referendum comes as governmen
Click to expand Image President Faustin-Archange Touadera greets supporters after highest court confirmed his re-election at his party headquarter in Bangui, Central Africa Republic January 18, 2021. 2021 REUTERS/Antoine Rolland (Nairobi) -An upcoming constitutional referendum could further close civic space in the Central African Republic and risks reversing democratic gains made since 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. The president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, announced via Facebook on May 30, 2023, that he was calling a referendum on a new constitution. While the text is not yet public, the change could enable Touadera to stay on as president beyond 2025, when his current term is up. Fidle Gouandjika, minister and special adviser to the president, told AFP that a referendum would not enable Touadera to run for a third term, "but the counters will be reset at zero" and the president could run again. "This referendum comes as governmen
News and Press Release in English on Central African Republic about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 4 Apr 2023 by HRW