November 8

• Congo-Kinshasa: Local Communities Divided On the Question of Reparations in the Lubanga Case

  Dear readers - please find below a commentary written by Olivia Bueno at the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) in consultation with Congolese activists. The views and... Read more »

October 24

• Congo-Kinshasa: European Court of Human Rights Dismisses Petition By ICC Witness

  On October 9, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) made a ruling in the case of Bède Djokaba Lambi Longa against the Netherlands. Mr. Longa, a witness before the... Read more »

October 5

• Congo-Kinshasa: Prosecutor Wants Longer Jail Term for Lubanga

  Thomas Lubanga, the first person convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), wants to appeal his conviction and the 14-year jail sentence handed to him last July by trial... Read more »

August 22

• Congo-Kinshasa: The Prosecution's Investigation and Use of Intermediaries [document]

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August 11

• Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Issues Guidance on Reparations for Victims of Lubanga's Crimes [press release]

  This week, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its decision establishing the principles and procedures to be applied to reparations in the case against... Read more »

August 3

• Congo-Kinshasa: Will Ethnic Allegiances Protect Bosco Ntaganda? [opinion]

  Dear readers - please find below a commentary written by Olivia Bueno at the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) in consultation with Congolese activists. The views and... Read more »

July 17

• Congo-Kinshasa: 14 Years - Too Much or Not Enough? [analysis]

  The announcement on July 10 of the first sentence handed down by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Thomas Lubanga has sparked diverse responses in his home... Read more »

July 10

• Congo-Kinshasa: Judges Say Warlord Cooperated During Trial

  Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was today handed a 14-year jail sentence by International Criminal Court (ICC) judges over the use of child soldiers. The six years he has... Read more »

July 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Sentence to Be Delivered On July 10

  On July 10, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges will deliver the sentence for Thomas Lubanga, who was last March found guilty of the war crimes of conscripting and recruiting... Read more »

June 27

• Congo-Kinshasa: Judgment Against Convicted Warlord Explained [analysis]

  The following commentary first ran in a Special Issue of the Legal Eye on the ICC, a regular eLetter produced by the Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, an international... Read more »

June 22

• Congo-Kinshasa: Defense Address at the Lubanga Sentencing Hearing [document]

  NOTE FROM EDITOR: At the sentencing hearing of Thomas Lubanga, on June 13, 2012, his defense reaffirmed the innocence of the first individual to be convicted by the International... Read more »

June 21

• Congo-Kinshasa: Charges Were All Lies, Lubanga Tells Court [document]

  Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was on March 14, 2012 convicted by International Criminal Court (ICC) judges of committing the war crimes of enlisting and conscripting... Read more »

June 18

• Congo-Kinshasa: Victims Speak on Warlord's Sentence

  The address Luc Walleyn, Legal Representative of Victims in the case of Thomas Lubanga, gave at the June 13 sentencing hearing. Last March, Lubanga was found guilty of committing... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Prosecution Calls for 30-Year Jail Term for Warlord [document]

  The address of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo delivered at the sentencing hearing of Thomas Lubanga, who was last March found guilty of committing... Read more »

June 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga to ICC Judges - I Am Not a Warlord but a Peacemaker

  On his last day of appearance in court before International Criminal Court (ICC) judges hand him a sentence, convicted war criminal Thomas Lubanga told judges that he is... Read more »

June 12

• Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Defense to Call Two Witnesses At Sentencing Hearing

  At his sentencing hearing on Wednesday this week, former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga will produce two witnesses to provide testimony that he hopes could convince judges... Read more »

June 11

• Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Convicts Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for War Crimes - Reactions From DRC Partners [document]

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June 8

• Congo-Kinshasa: Women's Initiatives Granted Leave to Participate in Reparations Proceedings in Lubanga Case [document]

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June 6

• Congo-Kinshasa: Trial Chamber I Issues First Trial Judgment of the ICC - Analysis of Sexual Violence in the Judgment

  The following commentary first ran in a Special Issue of the Legal Eye on the ICC, a regular eLetter produced by the Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, an international... Read more »

May 24

• Congo-Kinshasa: Hague Prosecutor Wants Heavy Sentence for Sexual Crimes

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor says the sexual crimes, which were "routinely" committed by soldiers commanded by Thomas Lubanga, should be one of the factors... Read more »

May 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: Apprehending 'The Terminator' Pressure Mounts

  On March 14, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced its first verdict, in the case of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga. While the verdict has been hailed as a... Read more »

March 31

• Congo-Kinshasa: Accountability for Crimes Against Children in Armed Conflict - The Lubanga Verdict and Beyond [document]

  Dear readers - please find below a commentary written by Julia Freedson, Senior Policy Consultant with the Children and Armed Conflict Accountability Project at Conflict Dynamics... Read more »

March 28

• Congo-Kinshasa: Is The Hague Court Putting Africa on Trial? [opinion]

  Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down its first judgment - finding Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of war crimes in eastern Congo. While the decision was... Read more »

March 21

• Central Africa: Lubanga Found Guilty - Opinion Divided in Congo [document]

  Dear readers - please find below a commentary written by Olivia Bueno at the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) in consultation with Congolese activists. This time, we... Read more »

March 15

• Congo-Kinshasa: A Landmark Decision for International Justice [analysis]

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its first judgment today - a milestone in the path towards accountability. Read more »