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Congo-Kinshasa: War Crimes Conviction 'An Important Victory' for Justice - UN Envoy
UN News, 24 November 2020
Two senior UN officials welcomed on Tuesday the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of an armed combatant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ex-Militia Leader Handed Life Sentence for War Crimes
DW, 23 November 2020
A former DRC militia leader, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes including mass rape and recruitment of child soldiers. The UN has hailed the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Conviction of Militia Leader A Significant Step in Fight Against Impunity - Rights Body
HRW, 24 November 2020
Sheka's Trial Highlights Progress, Gaps in Military Justice System Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: War Crimes Fugitive Surrenders to UN Peacekeepers
UN News, 27 July 2017
The United Nations advocate for ending sexual violence in conflict has welcomed the surrender of fugitive rebel leader Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka to the UN peacekeeping mission in the… Read more »
Life Sentence for DR Congo Militia Leader
A military court has sentenced ex-warlord Ntabo Nataberi Sheka to life imprisonment for war crimes that include murder, mass rape, sexual slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers. The Nduma Defence of Congo militia, reportedly formed to fight Rwandan Hutu rebels, was also accused of recruiting at least 154 children as fighters. Its soldiers were blamed for destroying almost 1,000 homes and businesses. The crimes were committed in the eastern province of North Kivu between 2010 and 2014.
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Judicial authorities issued a warrant for Guidon Shimiray Mwissa, also known as Guidon, more than a year ago for participating in an insurrection, recruiting child soldiers, and ... Read more »
A peacekeeper from the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade in the town of Pinga, North Kivu province, spends time with local children in December 2013. Pinga is located 148 km northwest of Goma, the provincial capital at the Rwandan border. At the time, Pinga haS been recently vacated by the local militia NDC (Nduma Defense of Congo) led by the rebel Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka.
