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Amnesty International welcomed on Friday the Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court’s (SCC) conviction of six former combatants in the Ndélé 2 case for war crimes and crimes against humanity, calling the decision “a breakthrough in the fight against impunity in the country.”
Concerning the fact that four out of six defendants were convicted in absentia, Alice Banens, a legal adviser at Amnesty International, highlighted the fair trial standards to ensure the defendants’ right to be present at their trial, to prepare their defense with their lawyer, and to address the court directly. Furthermore, Banens encouraged the execution of arrest warrants for several suspects who are accused of serious crimes and subject to arrest warrants from the SCC to ensure victims’ right to truth, justice, and effective reparation.
The six defendants were found guilty of crimes against humanity, including murder, attempted murder, inhuman acts and persecution, and war crimes, and they were sentenced to between 18 and 25 years of imprisonment.
The case centered on the violence caused by members of the Popular Front for the Rebirth of the Central African Republic, an armed group from the former Séléka coalition, that resulted in dozens of dead and hundreds of displaced people in the town of Ndélé in March 2020. The case was first brought to the SCC in 2020, and testimonies from victims were heard from February 14 to March 20, 2025.
The establishment of the SCC is described as “one of the most interesting and exciting landscapes in the field of international criminal law,” mirroring that of other hybrid tribunals like the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).
The SCC is a hybrid international court set up in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic, in 2018. International Human Rights scholars have anticipated that the SCC will fill in “the justice gap left by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the CAR.” The court is integrated into the Central African Republic’s domestic judicial system and staffed by both international and Central African judges, prosecutors, and administrators. Its mandate is to investigate and prosecute serious international crimes committed since 2003. The Ndélé 2 case is the third to be heard by the SCC, following the Paoua and Ndélé 1 cases.
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Concerning the fact that four out of six defendants were convicted in absentia, Alice Banens, a legal adviser at Amnesty International, highlighted the fair trial standards to ensure the defendants’ right to be present at their trial, to prepare their defense with their lawyer, and to address the court directly. Furthermore, Banens encouraged the execution of arrest warrants for several suspects who are accused of serious crimes and subject to arrest warrants from the SCC to ensure victims’ right to truth, justice, and effective reparation.
The six defendants were found guilty of crimes against humanity, including murder, attempted murder, inhuman acts and persecution, and war crimes, and they were sentenced to between 18 and 25 years of imprisonment.
The case centered on the violence caused by members of the Popular Front for the Rebirth of the Central African Republic, an armed group from the former Séléka coalition, that resulted in dozens of dead and hundreds of displaced people in the town of Ndélé in March 2020. The case was first brought to the SCC in 2020, and testimonies from victims were heard from February 14 to March 20, 2025.
The establishment of the SCC is described as “one of the most interesting and exciting landscapes in the field of international criminal law,” mirroring that of other hybrid tribunals like the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).
The SCC is a hybrid international court set up in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic, in 2018. International Human Rights scholars have anticipated that the SCC will fill in “the justice gap left by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the CAR.” The court is integrated into the Central African Republic’s domestic judicial system and staffed by both international and Central African judges, prosecutors, and administrators. Its mandate is to investigate and prosecute serious international crimes committed since 2003. The Ndélé 2 case is the third to be heard by the SCC, following the Paoua and Ndélé 1 cases.
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