Dear Readers, The following commentary first ran in Legal Eye on the ICC, a regular e-letter produced by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, an international women’s human rights organisation that advocates for gender justice through the International Criminal Court (ICC) and works with women most affected by the conflict situations under investigation by the…
Thomas Lubanga’s defense attorneys are disturbed by a book written by a former consultant with the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP), which they claim calls into question the rights of the accused and the entire judicial process. Catherine Mabille, the lead defense attorney, said they intended to ask judges to admit extracts of the book…
This week saw judges at the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga suspending the proceedings and declaring that they would issue warnings to senior officials of the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) for misconduct before the court. Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday halted the proceedings in the trial of the former Congolese…
ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has been present in court almost every day of the prosecution’s case against Thomas Lubanga, which concluded on July 14. She recently spoke to the Lubanga Trial website about the controversy over sexual violence charges, the challenges of witness protection, and why victims’ participation is important. Rachel Irwin: The issue…
A man known as Witness 15 who was to testify Tuesday against Thomas Lubanga told judges that he had given a false name and statement to investigators. “Shortly after [Witness 15] was called to give evidence, he indicated that he provided the [Office of the Prosecutor (OTP)] with a false name and that the…
A female former child soldier testifying at the trial of Thomas Lubanga on Thursday said that recruits in Lubanga’s militia were subjected to brutal training and indoctrination that included having their heads shaved with broken glass. The unnamed witness, whose voice and face were digitally distorted to shield her identity, said those who disobeyed orders…
The highly anticipated trial of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga, the first for the International Criminal Court in The Hague, had a troubled start this week. After two days of forceful opening statements by the prosecution and defense, prosecutors stumbled when their first witness, a former child soldier, said that he had lied. “What…
Prosecutors in the trial of Thomas Lubanga suffered a setback today when their first witness abruptly changed his story, saying he lied and had been coached on what to say in court. The unnamed witness initially told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that militia men reportedly commanded by Lubanga had kidnapped him on his way…
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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