Does the ICCs current investigation in the CAR include the more recent crimes in the north?
In the decision to open an investigation in the CAR, the prosecutor stated that his office continues to monitor violence and crimes being committed in the northern areas of the country bordering Chad and Sudan. Human Rights Watch’s recent research there indicates that government troops-particularly those in the presidential guard-have carried out hundreds of unlawful killings and have burned thousands of homes during the counterinsurgency campaign there. This campaign has forced tens of thousands to flee their villages. In the announcement of his decision to open an investigation into crimes committed in the CAR during 2002-2003, the ICC prosecutor also noted that his office would continue to monitor the events in the north in order to make a determination of whether an investigation is necessary. Since then, the prosecutor has indicated to President Bozizé that his government needs to pay “sustained attention” to the acts of violence committed in the north. President Bozizé responded
