đź“… 13 October 2005
The Court unsealed warrants for five senior LRA figures, including Joseph Kony. The warrants marked the Court’s first arrest requests. Their practical force depended on governments capturing and...
đź“… 21 January 2015
Ongwen, a senior Lord’s Resistance Army commander who had himself been abducted as a child, was transferred to ICC custody. His case forced the Court to address victim-perpetrator complexity, forced...
đź“… 23 March 2016
Pre-Trial Chamber II confirmed 70 charges and committed Ongwen to trial. The charges included attacks on civilian populations, sexual and gender-based crimes, forced marriage, forced pregnancy,...
đź“… 4 February 2021
The Trial Chamber convicted Ongwen of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The case included forced marriage, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy, torture and attacks on civilians. Judges...
đź“… 6 May 2021
The Chamber imposed a 25-year prison sentence for Ongwen’s crimes. The judgment engaged with the tension between his childhood victimization and adult command role. It affirmed that a person’s...
đź“… 15 December 2022
The Appeals Chamber confirmed Ongwen’s convictions and sentence. The final judgment affirmed responsibility for a broad catalogue of crimes while maintaining the legal distinction between his...
đź“… 28 February 2024
The Trial Chamber set Ongwen’s financial liability at €52.429 million and ordered community-based rehabilitation and symbolic measures, including a €750 symbolic award for each eligible victim. The...
đź“… 7 April 2025
The Appeals Chamber confirmed the reparations order, completing the judicial phase of the case. The €52.429 million liability exceeds Ongwen’s ability to pay, so the Trust Fund must mobilize resources...
