Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Congolese Warlord Convicted By The ICC Of Using Child Soldiers



Court Convicts Former Congolese Warlord Of Using Child Soldiers -- L.A. Times

REPORTING FROM JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- The International Criminal Court in the Hague on Wednesday found former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of using children as soldiers, the first verdict in the panel's 10-year history. He could face life imprisonment.

After a three-year trial, the court convicted Lubanga of recruiting boys and girls as soldiers during a civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002 and 2003.

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More News On The Conviction Of Congo Warlord Thomas Lubanga

Congo warlord convicted of using child soldiers -- FOX News/AP
Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga convicted of using child soldiers -- The Guardian
DR Congo's Lubanga found guilty by ICC -- Al Jazeera
Congolese Warlord Thomas Lubanga Convicted Of Using Child Soldiers -- RTT News
ICC Verdict Finds Lubanga Guilty of Using Child Soldiers -- Voice of America
ICC finds Congolese warlord guilty in its first verdict -- CNN
ICC Shows Teeth for First Time with Lubanga Ruling -- Voice of America
US calls Congolese warlord's conviction 'historic' -- AFP
Historic verdict condemns warlord, but Hague court limited -- Reuters
Lubanga judgment marks milestone in the path towards accountability -- The Guardian
Delay in Lubanga judgment demonstrates ICC weaknesses -- Joshua Rozenberg, The Guardian
Thomas Lubanga conviction: why did it take so long? -- Owen Bowcott, The Guardian
Warlords beyond Lubanga and Kony -- Sharanjeet Parmar, Special to CNN
Ten years, $900m, one verdict: Does the ICC cost too much? -- Jon Silverman, BBC

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