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February 24, 2025 Statement

Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Children in Armed Conflict

February 2025

January 16, 2025 News Release

Central Africa: Crackdowns on Democratic Space

Wartime Abuses Rampant with Little Accountability

Chadian soldiers wait to cast their votes in the presidential elections, N'djamena, Chad, May 5, 2024.
September 11, 2024 Dispatches

Key Arrests in Central African Republic

10 Years on, Justice is Closer for Fatima Victims

The Special Criminal Court in Bangui, Central African Republic, April 19, 2022.
July 2, 2024 News Release

Central African Republic: Step Toward Accountability

Special Criminal Court Arrests Former Armed Group Leader

 People stand by a Muslim store that was looted by anti-balaka fighters in Guen, Central African Republic, April 15, 2014.
May 30, 2024 News Release

Central African Republic: Justice Needed for 2014 Massacre

Special Criminal Court Offers Crucial Avenue for Accountability

The sign outside the Notre-Dame church after the killings in May 2014, Fatima neighborhood, Bangui, Central African Republic, June 24, 2014.
May 17, 2024 Dispatches

Enduring Legacy of Photojournalist Killed in Central African Republic

Ten years on, Camille Lepage’s Killing Still Unsolved

French photojournalist Camille Lepage at Bonga Bonga stadium in Bangui, Central African Republic, on October 6, 2013.
May 3, 2024 Dispatches

Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Central African Republic President

Time for Bozizé to Face Justice; Guinea-Bissau Should Facilitate Extradition

François Bozizé, former president of the Central African Republic, seated
March 18, 2024 Dispatches

Opposition Leader in Court in Central African Republic

Detention in Police Premises Notorious for Abuse Sends Chilling Message to Critics

3 men stand smiling in a court room
October 26, 2023 Dispatches

Mokom Case Falls Flat in Central African Republic

After ICC Release, Anti-Balaka Leader Faces Uncertain Future

Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxim Mokom attends the International Criminal Court hearings on the charges against him in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2023.
September 8, 2023 Dispatches

Rearrest Sparks Hope in Central African Republic

Abdoulaye Hissène Charged by Special Criminal Court

Abdoulaye Hissene, one of the leaders of the FPRC (Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic) armed group, reads a report on the breaches of the Khartoum agreements by armed groups, in Bangui, on August 23, 2019.
July 31, 2023 Commentary

Referendum Threatens Democracy in Central African Republic

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadera speaks during the referendum campaign
June 5, 2023 News Release

Central African Republic: Referendum Poses Risks

Presidential Term Measure a Threat to Civil Society, Freedom of Expression

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra greets supporters after highest court confirmed his re-election at his party headquarter in Bangui, Central Africa Republic January 18, 2021.
April 4, 2023 Report

Central African Republic: Closing Civic Space

Journalists, Civil Society, Opposition Parties Face Harassment, Restrictions

Selection of Central African Republic newspapers, Bangui, January 2023
March 27, 2023 Commentary

Decade After Central African Takeover, Justice Still Needed

Central Africa Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra at his inauguration in Bangui, Central African Republic, March 30, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant
March 13, 2023 Dispatches

Well Deserved Recognition for Central African Judge

Danièle Darlan Awarded for Fighting for Democracy in Central African Republic

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