Thomas Lubanga Chronicles
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1 Trial Hears Lubanga Told Child Soldier To Get Women, Vehicles and Cows
2 Victims raise their voice in the Lubanga case
3 Lubanga Chronicle Interview with Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito
4 Lubanga Chronicle #44 Witness 116: Children confirmed they had been recruited by Mr. Thomas.
5 Lubanga Chronicle #43 Zumbe Village: I am here to meet you, to listen to you
6 Lubanga Chronicle #42 The Prosecutor, a Special Guest in the Province of Ituri, DRC
7 Lubanga Chronicle #41 Ms. Kristine Peduto (Witness 46): The sexual abuse perpetrated against young girls was quite prevalent. That was a systematic conduct.
8 Lubanga Chronicle #40 Ms. Mabille on Witness 15: Confidentiality as regards the public, there is no problem with that, but as regards the Defence, I think that is impossible.
9 Lubanga Chronicle #39 Witness 31: Each family had to contribute a child. It was an obligation. If they didnt send the children, it was at the risk of their own life.
10 Lubanga Chronicle #38 Witness 89 came under pressure as a result of his collaboration with OTP investigators
11 Lubanga Chronicle #37 Witness 89: There were commanders who took girls as women. They would get them pregnant.
12 Lubanga Chronicle #36 Witness 89: When a recruit was arrested and brought to the centre, the objective was to undergo training to become a soldier.
13 Lubanga Chronicle #35 Mr. Roberto Garreton, former UN Special Rapporteur: Recruiting children via campaigns, thats evil, but even worse was recruiting children by force and thats what happened in Congo.
14 Lubanga Chronicle #34 Witness 15: A False Statement
15 Lubanga Chronicle #33 Witness 16: I clearly said that there was rape in Mandro camp
16 Lubanga Chronicle #32 Witness 157: I will not tell this story to my children. There is nothing that hurts me more than what I lived through in the UPC.
17 Lubanga Chronicle #31 Witness 157: To forget all of these things and to start living my former life again is not easy.
18 Lubanga Chronicle #30 There are certain events that I cant tell you about because it causes me suffering.
19 Lubanga Chronicle #29 Witness 157: They told us: You have just arrived at a training centre, I didnt understand what they meant by that
20 Lubanga Chronicle #28 Witness 14: There was no age limit in the recruitment of the soldiers who were enlisted into the army of Mr. Lubanga.
21 Lubanga Chronicle #27 Witness 14: All I know is that events proved that the UPC and its leadership were working towards the attainment of the objective they had set for themselves.
22 Lubanga Chronicle #26 Witness 14: I was struck to see a child aged five in a training centre.
23 Lubanga Chronicle #25 Witness 55: Yes, I heard about cases of sexual violence against girl soldiers within the UPC staff
24 Lubanga Chronicle #24 Witness 55: There were some who were really children. You would actually feel ashamed to try to recruit them.
25 Lubanga Chronicle #23 Witness 55: If a kadogo finishes his training, he’s deployed, he joins a brigade, he’s given a weapon, and obviously he’s going to fight.
26 Lubanga Chronicle #22 Witness 55: When within the army you call someone kadogo, it has to be a child
27 Lubanga Chronicle #21 Determination of Age through Dental X-Ray Assessment.
28 Lubanga Chronicle #20 Bone X-Ray to Confirm Child Soldier Witnesses Age
29 Lubanga Chronicle #19 Witness 55: Protecting Witnesses Identity
30 Lubanga Chronicle #18 Witness 24: Some children even said, I would like to go back to the military, because at home I am not very welcome.
31 Lubanga Chronicle #17 Witness 12: At any age children were allowed to join the army
32 Lubanga Chronicle #16 Trauma doesn’t go away. It never goes away
33 Lubanga Chronicle #15 Lost in translation
34 Lubanga Chronicle #14 An expert witness: I cannot imagine a war without rape
35 Lubanga Chronicle #13 Witness 17: During the day they were playing games, child’s games, even if they had their weapons next to them.
36 Lubanga Chronicle #12 Witness 294: He would like to become a doctor ... I really hope that works out for him.
37 Lubanga Chronicle #11 Restoring Witness 7's Credibility: a Big Headache for the Prosecution
38 Lubanga Chronicle #10 Witness 7: Today, any sound on metal is a bullet
39 Lubanga Chronicle #9 Witness 7: Losing your weapon was one of the worst mistakes, punishable by death.
40 Lubanga Chronicle #8 Witness 10: They took away my virginity. I saw the blood that completely destroyed my life
41 Lubanga Chronicle #7 Witness 10: When I Shot Him, I Was Shaking from Head to Toe
42 Lubanga Chronicle #6 History Written on Two Separate Floors
43 Lubanga Chronicle #5 Patrick: I am disturbed when I think about what I did while I was in the UPC
44 Lubanga Chronicle #4 The Day She Became a Trial Lawyer
45 Lubanga Chronicle #3 Witness 8: Fear and Fading Memories
46 Lubanga Chronicle #2 Witness 8: Yes, I did rape once.
47 Lubanga Chronicle #1 Witness 213: One of my relatives cried day and night