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March 14, 2012

Congolese Rebel Leader Convicted in First Hague Trial 
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Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga has been convicted of war crimes
in the first case to be tried by the International Criminal Court in The
Hague. Earlier today, the ICC found Lubanga guilty of recruiting and
using child soldiers during the Democratic Republic of Congo's 1998-2003
war. Lubanga is the first suspect to be convicted at the Hague since the
court was established a decade ago.



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