It is estimated that more than 30,000 child soldiers have been used in the DRC, girls and boys, since 1996 when the first war broke out in Uvira, South Kivu province, eastern DRC (former Zaire). In Ituri, as in the Kivus, child soldiers were used by militias, rebel groups and the national army. Children were…
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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