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Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a Congolese national, is the first to be put on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court (ICC)..

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo at a hearing on 21 August in the International Criminal Court in the Hague © ICC-CPI

Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was convicted in March of the war crimes of enlisting and conscripting children under 15 and using them in hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Confirmed upon appeal.

On 1 December 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered, in open session, its judgments on Mr Lubanga's.

  • Thomas Lubanga led the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), an ethnic Hema militia which was active in the war that started in the Ituri region.
  • Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a Congolese national, is the first to be put on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • Thomas Lubanga left McCullough prison in Kinshasa a hero but to others he was considered one of the most dangerous warlords.
  • The case of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo represents not only the debut proceedings of the ICC but also the first trial in the history of international law to see the.

    • Sentenced to 14 years imprisonment, to be completed in the DRC.

    ICC first landmark trial

    As the first before ICC, the Lubanga trial was a landmark achievement for the Rome Statute system of international justice.

    The trial did much to highlight the problem of child soldiers and the need to protect children in conflict. The eventual guilty verdict and sentencing sent out a strong message that perpetrators of such crimes could, and would, be held to account.

    At the time of the commission of the crimes, Lubanga was the founding leader of the Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) and the commander-in-chief of its military wing, the F