UN peacekeepers accused of 2 deaths, rape of 12-year-old in Central African Republic
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, U.N. peace keeping troops take part in a ceremony in the capital city of Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), to take over a regional African peacekeeping mission. Amnesty International is accusing U.N. peacekeepers of indiscriminately killing a 16-year-old boy and his father and raping a 12-year-old girl in separate incidents in Central African Republic. The Amnesty International statement said the two incidents on Aug. 2 and 3 occurred as the peacekeepers were carrying out an operation in the capital, Bangui. (AP Photo, File) (The Associated Press)
Amnesty International is accusing U.N. peacekeepers of killing a 16-year-old boy and his father and raping a 12-year-old girl in separate incidents in Central African Republic.
A statement Tuesday says the two incidents on Aug. 2 and 3 occurred as the peacekeepers were carrying out an operation in the capital, Bangui.
Amnesty International says a spokesperson for the U.N. peacekeeping mission told the human rights organization that it has opened an internal investigation into the alleged rape and killings.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Spokesmen for the U.N. peacekeeping office were in a meeting about the Amnesty statement and did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The U.N. has been under scrutiny over its handling of allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic last year.