Ending the reign of impunity for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious human rights violations and abuses constitutes one of the main challenges that is facing the Transitional Authorities of the Central African Republic (CAR) as well as members of the international community as a whole. So far, CAR Transitional Authorities a nd members of the international community have not been able to hold commanders and members of the mostly Christian Anti-balaka and mainly Muslim Séléka accountable for the crimes under international law and serious human rights violations and abuses these groups have been committing in CAR. If not addressed now, impunity will prevent any attempt to tackle the on-going inter-communal and sectarian violence and restore confidence in justice. This will foster cycles of violence and contribute to further abuses in the future. It is time to hold accountable all who have committed serious violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law in CAR, especially in the ongoing crisis.

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