Central African Republic: ICC Convicts Two Anti-Balaka Leaders

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Alfred Yékatom, left, and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, right, taken on Nov. 23, 2018 and Jan. 25, 2019 respectively when they appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. © Piroschka van de Wouw/ Koen Van Well/AP Photo (Geneva) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) conviction of two anti-balaka militia leaders for serious crimes in the Central African Republic is an important step toward justice in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 24, 2025, ICC judges convicted Alfred Yékatom on charges involving…

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