Guilty Verdict in the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court has found Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The unanimous verdict is the first from a Trial Chamber of the Court, which was inaugurated in 2003 after the Rome Statute entered into force.

ICC First Verdict: Thomas Lubanga guilty of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them to participate in hostilities (ICC)
 

Congolese Warlord Convicted, in First for International Court (New York Times)
 

ICC finds Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty (BBC News)

ICC: Landmark Verdict a Warning to Rights Abusers (Human Rights Watch)