Thomas Lubanga’s lawyers today told court that they would like to question a former prosecution witness about certain elements of his testimony, but prosecutors are opposed to the move. Mr. Lubanga faces the war crimes of conscripting, enlisting and using child soldiers in armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during 2002 and…
In a dramatic first week of Lubanga’s trial, the Prosecution’s first witness said he lied about being abducted by Lubanga’s forces and taken to a training camp for child soldiers. He also told the court that he was coached by an aid group about what he should say on the witness stand. He’s about to…
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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