Thomas Lubanga’s war crimes trial is set to resume after judges rejected a defense application, which sought the dismissal of the first case to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mr. Lubanga’s lawyers last December asked judges to throw out the case, claiming that the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) had abused court process…
In an historic moment — the first day of the first trial at the International Criminal Court – the chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, introduced his first case. He described the ground-breaking nature of his case, the importance of the charges against Thomas Lubanga – the war crimes of conscription, enlistment and use of child soldiers — and…
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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