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Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers

Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for recruiting and using child soldiers in his rebel army

led in the conflict between Hema and Lendu ethnic groups in Ituri, in north-eastern DR Congo. In June, ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he was asking for a “severe sentence” of 30 years. He said the prosecution was requesting a sentence “in the name of each child recruited, in the name of the Ituri region”. The conviction of Thomas Lubanga is linked to current u…

Jul 10 2012 | Posted in Africa news,Front Page | Read More »

Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga found guilty of using child soldiers by ICC

Thomas Lubanga, the Congolese warlord, has been found guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers between 2002 and 2003 by the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is the court’s first verdict since it was set up 10 years ago. Thomas Lubanga will be sentenced at a later hearing. The warlord headed a rebel group during an inter-ethnic conflict in a gold-rich region of Democratic Republic…