Warlord who led boy soldiers faces jail
Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga was yesterday convicted by the International Criminal Court of using child soldiers, a verdict hailed as a legal landmark in the fight to bring war criminals to justice.
Human rights advocates said the guilty verdicts against Lubanga – the first judgment in the court’s ten-year history – should stand as a clear deterrent to armies around the world that conscript children.
“In this age of global media, today’s verdict will reach warlords and commanders across the world and serve as a strong deterrent,” said UN special representative for children and armed conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy.
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