ICC confirms war crimes charges against Bosco Ntaganda | |
ICC - June 10, 2014 | |
Based on the evidence submitted to its consideration, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC found that there was a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population pursuant to an organisational policy adopted to attack civilians perceived to be non-Hema, such as those belonging to Lendu, Bira and Nande ethnic groups. | |
Bosco Ntaganda Attacked Civilians on Ethnic Grounds, ICC Prosecutor Says | |
Congo News Agency - February 10, 2014 | |
Former warlord Bosco Ntaganda attacked civilians because of their ethnicity in northeastern Congo's Ituri region, prosecutors said on Monday during a confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court. Ntaganda “persecuted civilians on ethnic grounds, through deliberate attacks, forced displacement, murder, rape, sexual enslavement and pillaging,” Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told pre-trial judges in The Hague. | |
DR Congo Asks Rwanda to Turn Over M23 Rebel Leaders | |
Congo News Agency - July 26, 2013 | |
DR Congo’s government said on Friday it has sent three international arrest warrants to Rwanda against former M23 rebel leader Jean-Marie Runiga and commanders Baudouin Ngaruye, Eric Badege and Innocent Zimurinda. | |
M23 Rebels Kill, Rape Civilians in Eastern Congo: Human Rights Watch | |
Human Rights Watch - July 22, 2013 | |
M23 rebels have summarily executed at least 44 people and raped at least 61 women and girls since March 2013 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Local residents and rebel deserters reported recent forced recruitment of men and boys by the M23 in both Rwanda and Congo. | |
Rebel Leader Bosco Ntaganda Makes First Appearence Before the ICC | |
VOA News - March 26, 2013 | |
After years of fleeing justice, Bosco Ntaganda finally appeared before the ICC to start a lengthy process to decide whether to press war crime charges against him. Ntaganda made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. | |
Bosco Ntaganda in the International Criminal Court's custody | |
International Criminal Court - March 22, 2013 | |
Bosco Ntaganda, against whom the International Criminal Court has issued two arrest warrants, surrendered himself voluntarily and is now in the ICC’s custody. Bosco Ntaganda is currently escorted by an ICC delegation that has left Kigali heading to the ICC detention centre in The Hague. | |
Warlord Bosco Ntaganda Turns Himself In at US Embassy in Rwanda | |
Congo News Agency - March 18, 2013 | |
The US said on Monday that warlord Bosco Ntaganda has turned himself in at its embassy in Kigali and asked to be transferred to the International Criminal Court, where he is wanted on seven counts of war crimes and three counts of crimes against humanity. | |
Obama Tells Kagame to Stop Support for M23 Rebels in Eastern Congo | |
Congo News Agency - December 19, 2012 | |
U.S. President Barack Obama told Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday to stop all support for the M23 rebels wreaking havoc in eastern Congo. During a phone call, Mr. Obama warned Mr. Kagame that “any support to the rebel group M23 is inconsistent with Rwanda’s desire for stability and peace.” | |
The M23 Rebels Want to Overthrow Kabila? Nonsense | |
Congo News Agency - November 28, 2012 | |
The M23 rebels say they want to “liberate” DR Congo. They say they will take their fight thousands of miles westward to the capital Kinshasa if necessary. The M23 want to overthrow Kabila? Nonsense. It could be argued that Rwanda and Uganda have never had, and will likely never have, a better friend in power in Kinshasa than Mr. Kabila. | |
M23 Rebels Committing War Crimes | |
Human Rights Watch - September 11, 2012 | |
Rwandan officials may be complicit in war crimes through their continued military assistance to M23 forces, Human Rights Watch said. The Rwandan army has deployed its troops to eastern Congo to directly support the M23 rebels in military operations. |