Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda
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Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda is a landmark International Criminal Court case concerning alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Ituri conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Criminal Court case
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crimes against humanity trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| appealsChamber | ICC Appeals Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsJudgmentDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| armedGroupsInvolved |
Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo
NERFINISHED
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Union des Patriotes Congolais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestWarrantIssued | 2006 ⓘ |
| chamber | ICC Trial Chamber VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chargesInclude |
attacks against civilians
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attacks against protected objects ⓘ conscription of child soldiers ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ destruction of property ⓘ enlistment of child soldiers ⓘ forcible transfer of population ⓘ murder ⓘ outrages upon personal dignity ⓘ persecution ⓘ pillage ⓘ rape ⓘ sexual slavery ⓘ use of child soldiers to participate actively in hostilities ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Ituri conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conviction |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| court | International Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendant | Bosco Ntaganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCounts | 18 ⓘ |
| prosecutor | Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reparationsOrder | issued by ICC Trial Chamber VI ⓘ |
| sentence | 30 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| significance |
first ICC conviction for sexual slavery by a commander against his own troops
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important precedent on protection of child soldiers ⓘ landmark case on accountability for commanders in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ |
| situationCountry | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderToICC | 2013 ⓘ |
| territorialScope |
Ituri region
NERFINISHED
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eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCharges |
2002
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2003 ⓘ |
| trialJudgmentDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| trialOpeningDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
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