Read Lubanga Chronicle #41 7-9 July 2009 A child protection official takes the stand as one of the last witnesses for the Prosecution: Kristine Peduto. From August 2002 to July 2004 she was in charge of the MONUC child protection unit in Ituri. As a part of her functions, she carried out a number of interviews with “children associated with armed groups.” This term is chosen deliberately to reflect a broader reality. These children were not just combatants. They also were informers, drivers, bodyguards, sexual slaves. Today, Ms. Peduto becomes their voice, telling the court of their hard, often painful stories. Source:Aegistrust
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