Congolese Bosco Ntaganda in the courtroom during the closing statements of his trial in The Hague.
EPA-EFE/Bas Czerwinski
Ntaganda’s conviction represents real progress, and an actual significant victory, for the ICC.
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (right) in the ICC courtroom during his trial in 2016.
EPA/Michael Kooren
Sexual violence, a staple of war, has long been absent from international criminal law’s charge sheets.
Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) child soldiers on the streets of Bunia in 2003 following a ceasefire with government.
Reuters/Antony Njuguna
Acts of rape and sexual slavery committed by members of a Congolese armed group against other members are war crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.