The Lubanga trial recommenced on Wednesday after a three week hiatus with the defense calling two witnesses, both of whom said they were former soldiers in the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), the group that prosecutors at the International Criminal Court allege was led by Thomas Lubanga. According to the defense, the testimony of both…
Lawyers for victims participating in the war crimes trial of former Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga have today questioned two defense witnesses who testified via video link from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the defense, the testimony of both witnesses was intended to discredit evidence given by one of three participating victims…
Thomas Lubanga’s trial, which has been on a break since early this month, did not resume today as planned. Instead, it will restart this Thursday, April 29, 2010. The trial had been scheduled to resume last week following the end of the spring judicial recess, but disruptions to flights in Europe meant that many people…
NOTE FROM EDITORS: Dear Readers, our colleagues at Interactive Radio for Justice compiled a series of vox-pop interviews with people in the Democratic Republic of Congo – who come from the communities most affected by the crimes being prosecuted at the ICC — to find out what they think about the trials at the Court, including Thomas Lubanga’s. Below…
Flight disruptions at European airports have prompted a delay to the resumption of the Thomas Lubanga trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was set to resume today. The trial has been on a break since April 2, 2010 when the annual spring judicial recess started. According to officials at the ICC, a number…
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have asked judges in the Thomas Lubanga war crimes trial to allow them tender as evidence eight documents which they say would help in determining the ages of some prosecution witnesses who testified as former child soldiers. According to a court filing of March 26, 2010, the documents are hospital…
The trial of former Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga this heard evidence from a defense witness who testified via video link from Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – and then proceeded onto the spring judicial recess. The trial is scheduled to resume on April 21, 2010. Before the start of the witness’ testimony…
The war crimes trial of former Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga today took a break for the spring judicial recess, and is scheduled to resume on April 21, 2010. The trial – the first at the International Criminal Court (ICC) – resumed on January 7, 2010 after a six month break after 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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