Pre-Trial hearing to determine whether DRC militia leader will be tried for child soldier charges
The Hague
Situation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Case: Prosecutor v. Mr Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Today, a panel of three pre-trial judges will begin hearing evidence in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to determine whether he will be the first person tried before the International Criminal Court. Mr. Lubanga Dyilo, a former leader of a militia group in the Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is charged with enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 years and using them to participate actively in hostilities. The Prosecutor formally charged Mr. Lubanga Dyilo on 28 August 2006.
“This case is a landmark in the fight against impunity for these crimes affecting children in the DRC and worldwide,” Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said. (more)
http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/201.html
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The Confirmation of Charges Hearing for Mr Lubanga Dyilo Starts in The Hague
http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/202.html
Communiqué from the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court
http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/200.html
International Criminal Court hearings start in case seen by UN
as move against impunity
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20550&Cr=criminal&Cr1=court
Democratic Republic of Congo and the International Criminal Court Hearing to Confirm the Charges against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Questions and Answers
http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/ij/lubangaqna1106
The Hague
Situation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Case: Prosecutor v. Mr Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Today, a panel of three pre-trial judges will begin hearing evidence in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to determine whether he will be the first person tried before the International Criminal Court. Mr. Lubanga Dyilo, a former leader of a militia group in the Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is charged with enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 years and using them to participate actively in hostilities. The Prosecutor formally charged Mr. Lubanga Dyilo on 28 August 2006.
“This case is a landmark in the fight against impunity for these crimes affecting children in the DRC and worldwide,” Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said. (more)
http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/201.html
Please also see:
The Confirmation of Charges Hearing for Mr Lubanga Dyilo Starts in The Hague
http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/202.html
Communiqué from the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court
http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/200.html
International Criminal Court hearings start in case seen by UN
as move against impunity
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20550&Cr=criminal&Cr1=court
Democratic Republic of Congo and the International Criminal Court Hearing to Confirm the Charges against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Questions and Answers
http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/ij/lubangaqna1106