Central African Republic: ICC Verdict in Seleka Commander Case

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Click to expand Image Mahamat Said Abdel Kani during closing statements in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, November 25, 2025.

© 2025 ICC-CPi (The Hague) – The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s conviction of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani for crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic offers an important measure of long-awaited justice for victims of the abusive Seleka armed group, Human Rights Watch said today. In 2012, the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted the Central African Republic president, François Bozizé,…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 23, 2026

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