LRA commander Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in prison
Former child soldier-turned-Lord’s Resistance Army commander convicted of charges from rape to murder in Uganda
06 May 2021 - 18:10
Amsterdam/Kampala — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Dominic Ongwen, to 25 years in prison for crimes including rape, sexual enslavement, child abduction, torture and murder.
Ongwen, who was taken into ICC custody in 2015, was convicted in February of 61 out of 70 alleged crimes. In many, the victims were women and children...
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