Lord’s Resistance Army: ICC awards reparations to victims of commander Dominic Ongwen – what happens next: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has recently ordered reparations for victims of Dominic Ongwen, an ex-child soldier turned commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group that terrorised northern Uganda for two decades. The court’s order, the first …
Dominic Ongwen: how the case of a former child soldier exposed weaknesses in international criminal law: Guilt and innocence are rarely clear-cut, even in the most heinous of crimes. The recent appeal of Dominic Ongwen, former commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), shines a light on the complexity of defence in international criminal law. …
The ICC upholds 25-year jail term for Ongwen – why it matters for Africa: Dominic Ongwen is the first LRA commander to be found guilty of war crimes committed in Northern Uganda. Isaac Kasamani/AFP via Getty Images The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld its 25-year jail term against former Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen. …
Dominic Ongwen: ICC conviction of former child soldier establishes ‘forced pregnancy’ as a war crime: The conviction of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander in the Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an array of crimes against humanity has raised important questions about guilt and victimhood among …
Child victim or brutal warlord? ICC weighs the fate of Dominic Ongwen: Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, sits in the court room of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Reuters/Peter Dejong The trial of Dominic Ongwen before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is like none other …