Topic: Thomas Lubanga

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Progress watch 2012: Smart phones, jobs returning to America, and war crimes trials

The often-slow arc of good news may not make headlines. But 2012 brought its quiet share: from extreme poverty dropping by half since 1990 to a robot with the bulky profile of an NFL player that may have a role in bringing jobs back to the US.

ICC acquits Congolese warlord for crimes against humanity

Congolese warlord Ngudjolo was acquitted of all charges of war crimes at the International Criminal Court today, raising doubts about the case against better-known, co-accused Katanga.

The Monitor's View: Protect the most innocent in Syria – children

The largely ignored civil war in Syria has taken a big toll on children. They are often targeted, even tortured. Russia and China must not again block an effective UN response to the Assad regime's war crimes.

Global News Blog
Is international justice finally finding its footing?

A prison sentence for a Congolese warlord. A court ruling for a Chadian dictator to be tried for torture. Some 67 years after Nuremberg trials, international courts and tribunals are making their mark.

New trouble in Congo

Instability in Congo affects human rights there, and the cost of cellphones in the US.

Modern Parenthood
Thomas Lubanga sentenced, but child soldiers still struggle

The International Criminal Court handed down its first sentence today, ordering warlord Thomas Lubanga to serve 14 years for the recruitment and use of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But the children of eastern Congo still need our attention.

The Monitor's View: After guilty verdict for warlord Lubanga, will Kony be captured in 2012?

World interest in the 'Kony 2012' video that focuses on child soldiers of the Lords Resistance Army comes just as the International Criminal Court finds another African warlord guilty of conscripting children to kill.

Keep Calm
Hague court issues its first guilty verdict against Congo warlord Lubanga

The guilty verdict against Lubanga will draw new attention to pending cases against 20 other indictees, including Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, the focus of Invisible Children's Kony2012 video campaign. 

The International Criminal Court's docket in Africa

With the confirmation of charges against four senior Kenyan leaders, there are now seven different countries where the International Criminal Court has filed charges of crimes against humanity. All of those cases emanate from Africa.

Africa Monitor
2011 a banner year for the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court continued to build credibility in 2011, but new challenges exist as Luis Moreno-Ocampo steps down as the ICC’s first chief prosecutor in 2012.

Can the ICC successfully try Qaddafi?

It remains to be seen whether Muammar Qaddafi will be extradited to the International Criminal Court and whether the court has learned from past mistakes.

Africa Monitor
Congo's democratic elections threatened by lack of aid

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is gearing up for the 2011 election, but a lack of foreign aid – prompted by dissatisfaction with its human rights record and increasing violence – could prevent implementation of democratic safeguards.

Global News Blog
Lubanga trial: Is an army of child soldiers a war crime?

Legal experts say the war crimes trial of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga is helping to curtail the practice, though child soldiers continue to fight in a number of conflicts.

Global News Blog
Charles Taylor at the Hague: Theatrical defense reminiscent of Hussein, Milosevic

The former Liberian leader kicked off his defense for alleged war crimes Monday by quoting Shakespeare.

Legacy of Rwanda's genocide: more assertive international justice

Out of 800,000 deaths emerged a new system of justice and more peacekeepers. But will either prove effective or enduring?

Lubanga's neighbors split over war crimes trial

The Congolese ex-militia leader is the first man to stand trial at the International Criminal Court. Back home, some defend their native son as simply protecting his people.

Briefing: A rocky start for war crimes world court

The arrest warrant for Sudan's president is indicative of the mounting pressure on the International Criminal Court to show results.

Global News Blog
Has the ICC decided to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's Bashir?

Recalling an audience with Congo warlord Lubanga

In 2003, a reporter listened as the militia commander denied that he employed children.

Global court starts with a fumble. Warlord grins.

Witness recants testimony during start of Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga's trial.

Global News Blog
In ICC, Congo warlord pleads not guilty to recruiting child soldiers

Global News Blog
This week's lookahead - Jan. 26

Reporters on the Job

A Congo warlord – arrested for crimes against humanity – explains himself

Our correspondent remembers Mathieu Ngudjolo as 'disconcertingly reasonable.'