A former officer in the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) militia told the court on Tuesday that commanders, including Thomas Lubanga, had child soldiers among their bodyguards. The child soldiers at the UPC headquarters and those in Lubanga’s personal guard wore military uniforms and carried arms, he said. When he first testified earlier this month,…
Judge Adrian Fulford on Friday directed court officers to install a signal light system for closed sessions in order to better protect witnesses. The directive came during the continuing testimony of a former junior commander in the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) militia, who briefly provided information in a public session that was supposed to…
A former platoon commander in the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) militia on Thursday confirmed the presence of child soldiers in the militia, and that Thomas Lubanga was the group’s leader. The witness, who testified only briefly in public session and with sound and visual distortion to protect his identity, said the child soldiers in…
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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