Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times posted in his column today stories of the horrible war crimes being inflicted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The column, available here, describes the rape of young girls, their being abducted to serve as sex slaves for the rebel armies, and the terror the civilians live...
The trial of Germain Katanga and Matthieu Ngdolo Chui resumed today at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. This is the second ICC case to proceed to trial. Katanga and Chui are charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity as part of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are...
The defense in the Thomas Lubanga case called two of the witnesses back to testify. The victims had testified last week on their own behalf, as part of the court’s process allowing victims to seek reparations. The victims had previously testified in closed session and were questioned again in closed session so it is...
A third child soldier victim of Thomas Lubanga testified about the treatment of young soldiers at the direction of Lubanga. The victim testified about his abduction and conscription into the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC in French). A detailed report on the day of testimony is available here. The testimony is part of the...
The Lubanga trial entered an unprecedented phase last week as the victims who are seeking reparations from Lubanga and the court testified about the harm they suffered because of Lubanga. The victims tesitfied about their experiences being abducted as child soldiers and of others being held in sexual slavery. A summary of the testimony...
On January 7th, the Defense will begin to put in its case in the Thomas Lubange Trial at the International Criminal Court. The trial started on January 26, 2009. Lubanga is accused of using child soldiers and other war crimes. The prosecution case lasted for 22 weeks and presented 28 witnesses. The case has...
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