Special Criminal Court at risk of closure by 2028 with thousands of victims awaiting justice

Other than the UN and the EU, no state providing financial support to SCC at the moment

ICC closed investigations; National courts lack resources and independence to take on SCC cases

Suspected perpetrators of crimes under international law in the Central African Republic (CAR), including some of the country’s highest-ranking officials, are at risk of escaping justice unless the Special Criminal Court (SCC) receives the funding it requires to continue investigating and prosecuting cases, Amnesty International said in a new report.

“The perpetrators are still here” – The Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court on borrowed time, as victims await justice examines the progress and challenges faced by the SCC, which has tried six cases since its inauguration on 22 October 2018, resulting in 19 people being convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.…