Last week, anti-balaka militia leader Maxim Mokom was released by the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court’s prosecutor withdrew charges, citing a lack of evidence and witnesses. Mokom’s ...

A former government minister from the Central African Republic denied involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes for his alleged role in a deadly conflict in the impoverished nation when he ...

The exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — Prosecutors at the International ...

Former Central African Republic militia leader, Maxime Mokom, would face "detention and torture" if sent back to his troubled homeland, according to his lawyers. Mokom was released by the ...

THE HAGUE, Nethlerlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court announced Thursday it was dropping about 20 charges including murder, extermination, deportation, torture and persecution against a ...

All charges against Maxime Mokom have been dropped - Copyright AFP Brendan Smialowski All charges against Maxime Mokom have been dropped - Copyright AFP Brendan ...

On March 14, Chad surrendered a former military coordinator of a group of anti-balaka militia in the Central African Republic, Maxime Mokom, to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mokom had fled ...

Maxime Mokom is accused of crimes against humanity for atrocities committed against Muslim civilians in the Central African Republic. ICC judges are determining whether he should stand trial. An ...

The Central African Republic (CAR) descended into conflict in 2013 when Seleka rebels deposed then President François Bozizé. Seleka rebels claimed to stand for the grievances that communities in the ...

The Central African Republic (CAR) descended into conflict in 2013 when so-called Séléka rebels deposed the then-president François Bozizé. The rebels claimed to stand for the grievances that people ...

Gino Vlavonou receives funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SSHRC. I currently work for the Social Science Research Council, based in Brooklyn New York. It is ...