A new report by the United Nations human rights office, OHCHR, says the killings and rape in the strife-torn region last year have largely been dismissed by local police and underreported by victims due to a lack of trust in the authorities. 
Of the 411 cases of alleged abuse documented by the joint African Union-UN mission in the country, UNAMID, very few were investigated or resulted in arrests. The human rights agency says the report's findings paint a "grim picture" of a much broader pattern of violence.More from OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani....

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