Congo militia leader is first case at new International Criminal Court - Chicago Tribune

Thomas Lubanga, a Congolese militia leader facing charges of recruiting child soldiers to rape and kill, on Monday became the first occupant of the defendant's box at the new International Criminal Court at The Hague.

The court is the world's first permanent venue to prosecute war crimes, genocide and other major crimes against humanity, most of which up to now have been tried at a series of temporary courts, from Nuremberg to more recent UN tribunals focused on Rwanda's genocide and war crimes in the former Yugoslavia.

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