“Unbearable” silence of international community

Civilians caught in the country’s “forgotten war” have been subjected to arbitrary executions, mutilations, rapes and disappearances, the report said, citing recently-collected testimonies from affected families. Given the gravity of the situation, “the silence and indifference of the international community is unbearable”, according to MSF, which was awarded the Nobel peace prize last week. Although the capital has been relatively calm since July, there is today “little hope of a rapid and negotiated solution to the conflict”, and both sides reject responsibility for violence against the population.