The trial of former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga is scheduled to resume on January 7 after a nearly five-month delay. This week, appeals judges reversed a July decision that could have paved the way for charges of sexual slavery and cruel and inhumane treatment to be added to the indictment. As a result, the…
Appeals judges ruled this week that charges of sexual slavery and cruel treatment do not have the possibility of being added to the case against Thomas Lubanga. The appeals judgment came after several months of deliberations, during which time the trial has been stalled. The proceedings began last January 26 and the prosecution rested its…
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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