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Mahamat Said, former member of the Seleka in Central Africa, smiles during his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) - The Hague, Netherlands
25 November 2022 by Janet H. Anderson
First Seleka trial at the ICC, behind closed doors For the first time, the International Criminal Court is dealing with crimes allegedly committed by the ‘Seleka’ rebel forces who pushed then president François Bozizé out of office and installed Michael Djotodia as president of th [...]
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.
1 November 2022 by Vianney Ingasso
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 convict [...]
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.
26 September 2022 by AFP
Central African Republic: Trial of Séléka commander opens before the ICC The crimes committed just under a decade ago in the Central African Republic continue to fuel the work of the International Criminal Court. While a trial is underway against two former leaders of the "anti-balaka" militia, the ICC [...]
3 prisoners in orange jumpsuits are sitting in the Special Criminal Court (Central African Republic). Magistrates, policemen, video camera.
18 April 2022 by Maxence Helen
Central African Republic: the long bumpy road towards the Special Criminal Court The Special Criminal Court opens its first trial on April 19. But this mixed court in the Central African Republic, composed of national and international magistrates, is experiencing a serious crisis of confidence. Five years aft [...]
Maxime Mokom (in costume) is sitting on a chair, surrounded by soldiers
15 March 2022 by AFP
CAR: Fourth Arrest for ICC Maxime Mokom, arrested in Chad, was handed over to the International Criminal Court on March 14. The former national coordinator of the "antibalaka" armed group, a militia group involved in the 2013-2014 violence in the Central Af [...]
Hassan Bouba, Ali Darassa and other UPC rebels are gathered around a table
23 November 2021 by Carol Valade
Hassan Bouba: a rebel minister before the Special Court In the Central African Republic, the Minister of Livestock and former political coordinator of the UPC rebellion was arrested and charged on Friday, November 19, with war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Criminal [...]
A Central African refugee in Congo
30 August 2021 by Ephrem Rugiririza
Central African Republic: The Truth Commission with feet of clay A “Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission” was officially launched in July in Bangui, with the swearing in of its members and election of its executive body. Without facilities, without a budget and without peace [...]
Inauguration ceremony of President Faustin Archange Touadéra in Central African Republic
12 April 2021 by Rim El Gantri
Why in the Central African Republic, Reparations Should Come First With a special court that has yet to open a trial and a truth commission that is not up and running, international attention on victims in the Central African Republic is waning. Since 2015, the unfulfilled promises of justice mad [...]
Kweku Vanderpuye, lead prosecutor in the second Central African trial (ICC)
25 March 2021 by Janet H. Anderson
CAR-II: ICC prosecutor bets to demonstrate plans in a messy civil war Over the last month, the International Criminal Court prosecution has laid out its strategy against two leaders of the Anti-balaka, a Central African Republic group of civil defence militias. The backbone of the accusation is that [...]
Mahamat Saïd
25 January 2021 by Gaël Grilhot
Central African Republic: a warning from the ICC After being arrested in the Central African Republic on January 20, Mahamat Saïd was transferred last night to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The story of this veteran Central African rebel spans more than a decade [...]
4 December 2020 by Ephrem Rugiririza
Central African Republic: Constitutional Court says no to war crimes suspects The Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic has dashed the hopes of former president François Bozizé and a dozen other members of armed groups. Their candidacies in the 27 December elections were invalidated. Bozizé, [...]
15 October 2020 by Joe Binguimatchi and Ephrem Rugiririza
Central African Republic: Special Court detentions shrouded in secrecy This is an unprecedented situation in international justice. Officially, about fifteen suspects are in pre-trial detention at the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic. But this mixed court with national and inter [...]
5 June 2020 by Gaël Grilhot and Ephrem Rugiririza
Why there is a wave of arrests at the Central African Special Court How can we explain the sudden surge of new cases before the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic? The mixed court - which has still not held a trial five years after its creation - has just announced that i [...]
27 February 2020 by Enrica Picco
Can the Central African Truth Commission do better than its predecessor? The Central African parliament is this week meeting to vote on a bill creating a Truth, Justice, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TJRRC) to "establish the truth about serious national events since 1959". But the TJRRC is [...]
10 February 2020 by Gaël Grilhot
Central African Republic: National court gets tough on Bangassou crimes A verdict was handed down in Bangui on Friday, 7 February after an exceptional trial. Five Anti-balaka militia leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Bangassou (south-ea [...]
5 February 2020 by Grégory Leberger
Central African Republic: Ambitious truth commission plans It has been a long time in preparation, but a draft law for creation of a Truth, Justice, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission was officially presented to President Faustin Archange Touadéra on January 22. Justice Info examine [...]
31 January 2020 by Megan Manion
The ICC in Central African Republic: phantom state, phantom justice On December 11, the International Criminal Court partially confirmed charges against two former leaders of one of the main armed groups in the Central African Republic. But the ICC’s approach to accountability perpetuates a versio [...]
17 January 2020 by Gaël Grilhot
Central African Republic: Day of reckoning for Bangassou militia chiefs This is one of the most eagerly awaited trials of crimes committed in the Central African Republic since the crisis of 2013. The trial of several anti-Balaka militia leaders, including Pino Pino and Béré Béré, opened in Bangui on [...]
29 November 2019 by Jean-Pierre Massias and Magalie Besse
Sexual violence persists in CAR without justice, but what form of justice is needed? Widespread impunity prevailing in the Central African Republic applies in particular to sexual and gender-based crimes, which are increasingly documented and recorded. As criminal prosecution can only be limited in the absence of [...]