Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 39
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In the Central African Republic, hate speech has been recognized as having played a role in inflaming and fuelling violence and has been described by United Nations officials as a possible precursor to serious human rights violations, including potential genocide. In March 2014, the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide alerted the media that Muslims were being "deliberately and systematically targeted by the anti-Balaka" in attacks referred to as "cleansing operations". He referred to reports of hate speech by anti-Balaka (Christian armed groups) on public media referring to Muslims as "rotten potatoes" and public justification of their actions.