Hague Court Cracks Down on Using Child Soldiers
International Criminal Court judges, in convicting Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga of war crimes, have reminded the world that persons who engage children in an armed conflict are criminals, writes a commentator on the outcome of his trial at The Hague.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Using Children in Armed Conflict is Criminal, Says Court
Chatham House, 14 March 2012
The conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo by the International Criminal Court (ICC) concludes the first trial by the ten-year old Court. Sentencing has yet to take place and there may… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Landmark Ruling on War Crimes Against Children Applauded
Unicef, 14 March 2012
UNICEF today applauded the International Criminal Court's conviction of Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for recruiting children into his armed movement in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Warlord's Conviction Has Far-Reaching Implications
African Arguments, 14 March 2012
It would be difficult to over-emphasise the importance of today's resounding "guilty" verdict in the trial of Congolese militia leader, Thomas Lubanga, at the International… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
A Landmark Decision for International Justice
Lubanga Trial Website, 14 March 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its first judgment today - a milestone in the path towards accountability. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Call for Probe of Uganda, Rwanda Over Warlord Trial
Hirondelle, 14 March 2012
Human Rights activists and UN-backed organizations welcomed the judgment of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which pronounced on Wednesday Congolese former militia leader… Read more »
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Central Africa:
Lukewarm Response to Guilty Verdict for Warlord
IPS, 14 March 2012
The International Criminal Court delivered its first verdict Wednesday: Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was found guilty of recruiting children under the age of 15 to fight in a militia group… Read more »
Thomas Lubanga.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Lessons From the Lubanga Trial
RNW Africa, 13 March 2012
Wednesday's verdict in the trial of Thomas Lubanga, the first ever in the almost decade-long existence of the International Criminal Court (ICC), will leave a feeble record,… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
ARCHIVE: 2003 Interview With Thomas Lubanga
UNIRIN, 29 August 2003
A series of meetings held last week in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), brought together representatives of armed militias from the troubled Ituri… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Lubanga Verdict 'A First Step'
UNIRIN, 14 March 2012
A ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) finding former Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga guilty of conscripting child soldiers in northeastern Democratic Republic of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
UN Mission Welcomes Lubanga Verdict
Monusco, 14 March 2012
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes today's decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Court Issues Landmark Verdict on Child Soldiers
AI London, 14 March 2012
The conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the leader of a Congolese armed group, for using children in armed conflict shows the International Criminal Court (ICC) can bring the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
First ICC Trial Verdict - Lubanga Convicted of War Crimes Committed in Ituri
FIDH, 14 March 2012
At the end of the International Criminal Court's first trial, judges found Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of war crimes committed in Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
All Eyes on Hague as Rebel's Victims Await Justice
Lubanga Trial Website, 13 March 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will announce its first verdict in the case of Thomas Lubanga, former leader of the Congolese rebel group, the Union des Patriots Congolais… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Hague Court to Deliver Verdict on Warlord
Hirondelle, 12 March 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is slated to deliver its first judgment on Wednesday, March 14 in the case of Congolese Thomas Lubanga. This former leader of a militia based… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
ICC Historical Verdict Due Against Lubanga
RNW Africa, 12 March 2012
The International Criminal Court will hand down judgment in the trial of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga on Wednesday in its first verdict since launching almost a decade… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Hague Court Soon to Give Verdict on Warlord
Lubanga Trial Website, 29 February 2012
On March 14, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges will hand down the verdict in the trial of Thomas Lubanga, the first conducted by the court since its founding in 2002. The… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Lubanga Verdict Set for This Month
New Times, 1 March 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it willMarch 14th deliver its first ever verdict, issuing a judgment in the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Read more »
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Africa:
ICC to Deliver First Verdict Next Month
UN News, 29 February 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that next month it will deliver its first ever verdict, issuing a judgment in the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a… Read more »
Former DRC militia leader Thomas Lubanga.