Amnesty warns CAR Special Court at risk of closure
Central African Republic Special Criminal Court in session. credit: Facebook Amnesty International warns CAR Special Court at risk of closure JuristNews February12, 2026 By Cecilia Akoko Attiogbe Atayi Amnesty International has warned that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic (CAR), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, is facing a “serious risk of closure” because of severe funding shortages. Amnesty I
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Hague Prosecution of Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders
In closing statements at the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three others, prosecutors demanded 45 years in prison for each of them, based on the 'gravity' of the war-crimes charges against them. Hashim Thaci (R) and Rexhep Selimi (L) at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, February 9, 2026. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers Livestream/Screenshot. On the first day of closing statements in the war-crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci a
Colombia's Historic Apology for State-Led Extermination
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Shah of Iran's Chief Torturer Sued in Florida
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UK Lords on failure to try British in Yazidi Genocide
I will never forget my visit to Sinjar and Northern Iraq in 2019 or meeting with Yazidi survivors. Their harrowing stories are described...
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Peru: Amnesty Bill Signed into Law
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NGOs challenge secret US-Eswatini deportee deal
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Serbian Officials and Protesters Trade Blame After Violence
For a fifth night in a row, protests in Serbia were marked by clashes between demonstrators and police – with each side accusing the...
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South Africans celebrate Women's Day 2025
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Nasarawa State, Nigeria: Haven for Terrorists
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Serb separatist Dodik’s jail sentence commuted to fine
The state court accepted a plea from Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who was sentenced to a year in prison and given a six-year ban on...
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Kosovo War Veterans Stage Protest Against Hague Special Court
Kosovo Liberation Army veterans and others held a protest in Pristina against the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, accusing it of...
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