Thursday, February 4, 2021

Lord's Resistance Army Commander Dominic Ongwen Is Convicted Of War Crimes

Women in Lukodi, Uganda, celebrate after hearing on a radio that the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, found Dominic Ongwen guilty of war crimes, including a massacre in their village back in 2004.

A former child soldier, Ongwen was the first LRA commander to face trial for the group's terror campaign. The charges include numerous crimes against girls and women, including forced pregnancy.

(Image credit: Sumy Sadurni /AFP via Getty Images)

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