Armed groups continued to commit war crimes and other human rights abuses. Sexual violence remained widespread. The justice system made important but limited progress towards combating impunity for crimes under international law. The right to health was severely restricted. Foreign companies were...

Responding to the opening of the first trial before the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic (CAR), Abdoulaye Diarra, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher, said: “The opening of the first trial before the SCC is a long-awaited day and a moment of truth for many...

Responding to the arrest of Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, a former armed group leader suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity who has now been surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the Chadian authorities, Alice Banens, a Legal Advisor at Amnesty...

Only one out of 25 Special court arrest warrants carried out The release of a government figure is the latest example of the Special court’s work being blatantly impeded No criminal trials held in nearly 20 months Dozens of persons suspected of criminal responsibility for crimes under international...

Amnesty International today announces the name of four awardees of a bursary in honour of its late employee Gaëtan Mootoo, Researcher for West Africa, who had been with the organization for more than 30 years. This announcement is made public as the organization remembers him with great fondness on...

Following the Central African Republic authorities’ transfer of a former Seleka armed group leader to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Alice Banens, Amnesty International Legal advisor said: “The arrest and transfer of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, who is accused of war crimes and crimes against...

On the day that Amnesty International launches a human rights Manifesto aimed at candidates running in Central African Republic’s presidential election scheduled on 27 December, Tity Agbahey, Amnesty International Central Africa Campaigner, said: “Despite the commitment of the authorities in the...

New Amnesty report takes stock of latest developments in the fight against impunity Two years on, the Special Criminal Court needs to show more transparency in its judicial activities Justice system needs stronger efforts to prosecute, in fair trials, those who have killed, raped and abducted...

Marking the five-year anniversary of the establishment of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in Central African Republic (CAR), Tity Agbahey, Amnesty International’s Central Africa Campaigner said today:  “In a country where civilians have paid a heavy price in the face of atrocities by armed groups...

As the Central African Republic (CAR) celebrates tomorrow the first anniversary of the Khartoum peace agreement signed between the government and 14 armed groups, Alice Banens, Amnesty International Legal Advisor said: “Tomorrow’s first anniversary of the peace agreement in the Central African...

The UN Security Council must mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year by ending its catastrophic failure to protect millions of civilians around the world whose lives and livelihoods are routinely ravaged by violations of the laws of war, Amnesty International said today....

The United Nations must carry out a thorough investigation into UN peacekeeping troops’ response to a recent attack that killed as many as 100 civilians in a displaced persons camp in the Central African Republic, Amnesty International said today in a new report.According to multiple eyewitnesses,...

Reacting to the news that French authorities have acted on an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, a former coordinator of the Central African Republic’s (CAR) anti-balaka armed group, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International West and Central Africa Deputy...