- Borrowing a Wedding Photographer’s Camera To Document War Crimes WITNESS Executive Director Yvette Alberdingk-Thijm reflects on the power of video to support UN Sustainable Development Goal # 16: Peace and Justice.
- The ICC Renders Its First Sentence: Is Justice Served for Congolese Child Soldiers? The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rendered it’s first ever sentence in the case of Mr. Thomas Lubanga, a Congolese warlord and leader of UPC (Union Patriotique Congolais). Lubanga was convicted, as co-perpetrator, on three counts of war crimes including enlisting and conscripting of children under the age of 15 and using them to participate actively in hostilities in the Ituri region, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between September 2002 and June 2003.
- Lubanga Verdict Brings Justice To Child Soldiers in DRC – Tomorrow The Work Continues Bukeni Waruzi, Program Manager for Africa and the Middle East at WITNESS, and a long-time advocate for children's rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reacted with relief and hope to the guilty verdict of former rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo announced at the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier today.
- Will the Lubanga Verdict at the ICC Bring Justice for Child Soldiers? Tomorrow the first trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will come to an official close with the rendering of a verdict in the case against former rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- The ICC’s Lubanga Trial Nears Close: Will Child Soldiers Receive Justice? The Lubanga trial is coming to an end as the prosecutors, victims' representatives and the defense counsel make their closing statements in the submission of evidence phase before the trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- Video Connects Communities in the DRC to Trial at the International Criminal Court This video aims to inform the public in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), especially in war-affected zones, about the Thomas Lubanga Dyilo trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague. It is available in English (below), French and Swahili.
- First ICC trial begins in the Hague On Monday this week the historic and long-awaited first trial of the International Criminal Court began in the Hague. In the dock is Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a Congolese warlord accused of conscripting children under the age of 15 - some as young as seven - as soldiers in the civil war.
- What We’re Reading + Watching, July 8-16, 2010 In this round-up we're featuring more items to watch than read- a few examples of videos being used for change, satellite imagery being harnessed to identify tribal lands belonging to American Indians, some disturbing news from the International Criminal Court about the Thomas Lubanga trial, a link to video from our allies at Breakthrough and an article on gender justice.
- Thomas Lubanga Trial at the ICC: The Second Week The second week of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga's trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) came to a close with the father of the boy soldier that recanted his testimony late last week, and suggested he had been coached on what to say.
- Thomas Lubanga Trial at the ICC 2009 – Day 4 Bukeni Waruzi, program coordinator for Africa and the Middle East at WITNESS, sends his last vlog from The Hague where he has been an NGO observer at the first ever trial at the International Criminal Court for Thomas Lubanga, accused of conscripting children under the age of 15 for soldiering in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The Thomas Lubanga Trial at the ICC – Day 3 Bukeni Waruzi, our program coordinator for Africa and the Middle East is in The Hague this week attending the first week of the Lubanga Trial. This is his vlog from Day 3 of the trial and a special commentary from Bukeni on a surprising day when the prosecution's first witness - presented as a former child soldier - reversed his testimony in court.
- Thomas Lubanga Trial at the ICC 2009 – Day 2 Bukeni Waruzi, program coordinator for Africa and the Middle East for WITNESS, reflects on Thomas Lubanga's defense team argument on Day 2 of the trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Bukeni also highlights that tomorrow is the first day when witnesses will participate in the trial.
- Thomas Lubanga Trial at the ICC 2009 – Day 1 The first trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) commenced on January 27, 2009 with the trial of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga - and video played a prominent role.
- How to Get Involved with the Thomas Lubanga Trial at the ICC Here are some useful links to stay involved in the Lubanga Trial:
