Dear readers – please find below a commentary written by Olivia Bueno at the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) in consultation with Congolese activists. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of IRRI or of the Open Society Justice Initiative. On March 14, the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Dear readers – please find below a commentary written by Julia Freedson, Senior Policy Consultant with the Children and Armed Conflict Accountability Project at Conflict Dynamics International The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Open Society Justice Initiative. International and national mechanisms have a bleak track…
A version of this article also appears on the BBC News website as part of a broader debate on the International Criminal Court and Africa. Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down its first judgment – finding Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of war crimes in eastern Congo. While the decision was rightly hailed around the…
Dear readers – please find below a commentary written by Olivia Bueno at the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) in consultation with Congolese activists. This time, we would like to give special thanks to the activists on the ground, who provided insight and reporting in the immediate aftermath of the verdict. Although for security reasons…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its first judgment today – a milestone in the path towards accountability. In the judgment today, the judges found that Thomas Lubanga was the president of the militia group known as the Union of Congolese Patriots/Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (UPC/FPLC) in the eastern region of the…
Recent PostsToday, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges in The Hague delivered the Court’s first verdict—a finding of guilt against former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga. Prosecutors accused Lubanga of the war crimes… More
Dear readers – please find below a commentary written by Olivia Bueno at the International Refugee Rights Initiative in consultation with Congolese activists. The views and opinions expressed here do… More
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague will release its judgment in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Thomas Lubanga is the alleged former… More
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.… More
Thomas Lubanga on trial at the International Criminal Court. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the first person to be tried by the International Criminal Court. A former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lubanga is accused of conscripting, enlisting, and using child soldiers. More
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VideoThe trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the first ever trial before the International Criminal Court, and marks a fundamental step in the fight against impunity. The trial is ongoing, and is yet to reach a verdict. This short film, produced by the Open Society Justice Initiative and WITNESS, highlights both the discussion between the Prosecution and the Lubanga Defense Counsel in the court room, and more widely with the victims (child soldiers) and the Public Counsel for Victims’ views about the proceedings and the expectations of the DRC communities. The video also highlights the issue of fair trial and balances the opening arguments both from the prosecution and the defense in the trial.
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