Thomas Lubanga’s war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) resumes tomorrow after a hiatus of two weeks. On February 18, 2010, court took a break to allow Lubanga’s lawyers to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to conduct what Judge Adrian Fulford referred to as “critical research”. Once the trial resumes,…
The two witnesses called by Thomas Lubanga’s defense this week gave their evidence in closed session, thereby providing no indication of their identities or of the issues they testified about. Before taking a two week break to allow the defense to conduct research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the court heard a request…
The Thomas Lubanga defense team has asked judges to grant them permission to exchange information with lawyers for Germain Katanga, another former Congolese leader on trial at the International Criminal Court. Lubanga’s lawyer Jean-Marie Biju-Duval told judges today that there are four witnesses common to the two trials and it is about these witnesses that…
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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