BREAKING: Relief after conviction of Congolese warlordfrom JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRCKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – HUMAN rights groups have welcomed the conviction of a rebel leader responsible for war offences and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted Bosco Ntaganda (aged 46) after a trial that began in September 2015. He has been found guilty of all 13 counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity, including enlisting and conscripting child soldiers, rape and sexual slavery. Nyanyuki said following the conviction, the 2 123 victims in the case against Ntaganda could eventually begin the process of reparations for the harm inflicted upon them. Infamously known as the Terminator, Rwandan-born Ntaganda was the so-called Chief of Military Operations in the rebel group known as the Union of Congolese Patriots, which operates north of the country.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 08, 2019 12:56 UTC