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Congo-Kinshasa:
Warlord's Defence Begins at Hague Court
UN News, 7 January 2010
The defence team of a Congolese warlord accused of enlisting child soldiers began its presentation today as part of the first-ever trial to be held by the International Criminal… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Lubanga Trial Highlights Plight of Child Soldiers
allAfrica, 6 January 2010
The defence in the trial of alleged Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo – the first war crimes trial to be conducted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) … Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
UN Expert on Children and Conflict to Testify at Lubanga Trial
ICC, 6 January 2010
From 7 January, 2010, onwards, the judges of Trial Chamber I will hear the testimony of Mrs Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Lubanga Trial - Prosecution Wraps Up Case
IWPR, 17 July 2009
The prosecution's case in the trial of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga drew to a close this week with little of the fanfare that had marked its highly anticipated… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Victims' Participation in Militant's Trial Raises Questions
IWPR, 4 September 2009
The participation of victims in the trial of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga has fundamentally changed the course of the proceedings, observers say. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Prosecution Focuses on Video Evidence
IWPR, 20 February 2009
Prosecutors relied heavily this past week on video evidence that appeared to show children in military uniforms at various locations with accused militia leader Thomas Lubanga. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Court Told Ex-Girl Soldiers Struggled to Reintegrate
IWPR, 3 July 2009
The International Criminal Court, ICC, trial of Thomas Lubanga heard this week that young female recruits found it hard to reintegrate into society after leaving the Union of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Court Hears Rape Allegations
IWPR, 27 February 2009
Witness tells court that commanders ordered fighters to rape village girls. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Court Hears Recruits Raped By Commanders
IWPR, 26 June 2009
Young female recruits were frequently raped by commanders in Thomas Lubanga's militia, a former soldier in the Union of Congolese Patriots, UPC, told the court this week. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
UPC Allegedly Recruited Kids As Young As Five
IWPR, 29 May 2009
Some recruits in the Union of Congolese Patriots, UPC, training camps were just five years old, according to a witness in the continuing trial of accused Congolese militia leader… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Child Soldiers Tell of First Kill
Lubanga Trial Website, 5 March 2009
Two former child soldiers in Thomas Lubanga's militia this week told the International Criminal Court about the first time they killed in battle and how they are haunted by the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
War Crimes Trial Opens at International Criminal Court
UN News, 26 January 2009
Legal history was made today in The Hague, the Netherlands, when the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was mandated to try war crimes beginning in 2002, put its first… Read more »