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Congolese Warlord Sentenced for War Crimes

International Criminal Court judges have sentenced Thomas Lubanga for conscripting and recruiting children under the age of 15 years and using them in armed conflict. But they lashed out at former ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for failing to include sexual violence charges in the trial.

Congo-Kinshasa: Judges Deplore Failure to Charge Warlord With Sexual Violence

IWPR, 10 July 2012

Convicted Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, but he will have six years knocked off his sentence for the time he has already served in… Read more »

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10 July 2012

Hague Court Jails DR Congo Warlord Over Child Soldiers

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Al Jazeera

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Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by the ICC. He was convicted for recruiting and using child soldiers ... see more »

Congo-Kinshasa: International Criminal Court Hands Down First Jail Term

RNW Africa, 10 July 2012

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday handed down their first-ever sentence: 14 years to Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga for enlisting and using child… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Judges Say Warlord Cooperated During Trial

Lubanga Trial Website, 10 July 2012

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 »
Congo-Kinshasa: International Criminal Court Sentences Former Congolese Warlord to 14 Years in Prison

UN News, 10 July 2012

The International Criminal Court (ICC) today sentenced Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a former Congolese warlord, to 14 years of imprisonment for his involvement in child soldier… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Warlord's Sentencing Is 'Historic', Says Amnesty

AI London, 10 July 2012

The first ever sentence handed down by the International Criminal Court saw Thomas Lubanga Dyilo given 14 years for recruiting and using child soldiers in armed conflict. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Hague Court Jails Warlord for Recruiting Child Soldiers

ICC, 10 July 2012

Today, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to a total period of 14 years of imprisonment. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Judgment Against Convicted Warlord Explained

Lubanga Trial Website, 26 June 2012

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 »

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Lukewarm Response to Lubanga Verdict

Survivors of sexual violence and non-government organisations have called the ICC's verdict in the Thomas Lubanga trial "weak" and "not definitive" as most sex-related crimes were ... Read more »
- Central Africa: Lukewarm Response to Guilty Verdict for Warlord
- Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Verdict 'A First Step'
DR Congo: Lubanga's Lawyers Want 'Lenient' Sentence

At Thomas Lubanga's sentencing hearing, his defense reaffirmed the innocence of the first individual to be convicted by the International Criminal Court and urged judges to hand ... Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: Defense Address at the Lubanga Sentencing Hearing
- Uganda: Hague Prosecutor Seeks 30 Years for Warlord Lubanga