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.
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the trial against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC in The Hague.
EPA/Peter Dejong
Acquittal bolsters an increasingly urgent conversation about how international criminal law is failing in its promise to hold leaders accountable
Supporters of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo celebrate on the announcement of his acquittal.
EPA-EFE/Legnan Koula
The ICC is meant to be a Court of last resort, to ensure justice for victims and to end impunity. It's not living up to these promises.
Supporters of DRC opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi, celebrate his presidential election win.
EPA-EFE/Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
Felix Tshisekedi may have clinched DRC's presidency but the road ahead won't be a smooth one.
Voters during the DRC’s last elections in Kinshasa.
Dai Kurokawa/EPA
It's been an eventful year for the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country prepares for elections.
Jean-Pierre Bemba wants to be president of the DRC.
Herwig Vergult/EPA
Jean-Pierre Bemba is a man with a past. Once accused of crimes against humanity, he is now making a play for the DRC's presidency.
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.
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo enters the court room of the ICC.
Reuters/Jerry Lampen
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo has been convicted for crimes of sexual violence during war in the Central African Republic. It's a significant case, but not the historic victory it's been hailed as.