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Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday granted reparations of more than $56 million to thousands of victims of a convicted commander in the shadowy Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army. The nearly 50,000 victims covered by the order included former child soldiers and children born as a result of rapes and forced
International judges on Wednesday awarded victims of Ugandan child soldier-turned-commander Dominic Ongwen more than 52 million euros in reparations, saying women and children especially suffered...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday granted reparations of more than $56 million to thousands of victims of a convicted commander in the shadowy Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army.
On February 28, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision on reparations to victims in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan rebel commander convicted three years ago. They came up with a momentous order: a total of more than 52 million euros. People attending were stunned in excitement. But how the court can deliver on its announcement may take a miracle, warns Lucy Gaynor.
"Tens of thousands of individuals suffered tremendous harm due to the unimaginable atrocities committed during and in the aftermath of the four attacks. We have spoken about that a moment ago, for, in length. Similarly, over 100 women and girls and thousands of children, boys and girls under the age