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Two detainees in orange suits stand before judges of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) during their trial in Bangui, Central African Republic. They are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Central African Republic: Special Criminal Court hands down first judgment

On October 31, the Bangui-based Special Criminal Court issued its first verdict. It found three former members of a Central African armed group guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2019. One of the convicts received a life sentence, while the other two got 20 years in prison.

By Vianney Ingasso

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, accused of torture as a Seleka rebel commander in the Central African Republic, appears before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

Central African Republic: Trial of Séléka commander opens before the ICC

3 prisoners in orange jumpsuits are sitting in the Special Criminal Court (Central African Republic). Magistrates, policemen, video camera.

Central African Republic: the long bumpy road towards the Special Criminal Court

Maxime Mokom (in costume) is sitting on a chair, surrounded by soldiers

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Hassan Bouba, Ali Darassa and other UPC rebels are gathered around a table

Hassan Bouba: a rebel minister before the Special Court

A Central African refugee in Congo

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Inauguration ceremony of President Faustin Archange Touadéra in Central African Republic

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Mahamat Saïd

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Central African Republic: Special Court detentions shrouded in secrecy

Why there is a wave of arrests at the Central African Special Court

Can the Central African Truth Commission do better than its predecessor?

Central African Republic: National court gets tough on Bangassou crimes

Central African Republic: Ambitious truth commission plans

The ICC in Central African Republic: phantom state, phantom justice

Central African Republic: Day of reckoning for Bangassou militia chiefs

Sexual violence persists in CAR without justice, but what form of justice is needed?

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