Amnesty International on Friday voiced concerns over the possibility of the closure of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic due to a lack of funding.

The rights group stated that it would lead to a catastrophic blow to prospects of thousands of victims and survivors in securing justice for serious crimes committed over two decades of conflict in the country. They added that d espite the authorities’ efforts, national courts still lack the resources and capacity to assume the SCC’s work.

Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, in a call for support stated:

We call on the African Union, the European Union and their respective member states, as well as all other State partners, to step up with sustained finan

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