Congo warlord's trial makes history at International Court

The International Criminal Court’s historic first trial will begin today with a Congolese warlord facing six charges of recruiting and sending child soldiers to fight and die in bloody ethnic battles.

Congo warlord's trial makes history at International Court

The International Criminal Court’s historic first trial will begin today with a Congolese warlord facing six charges of recruiting and sending child soldiers to fight and die in bloody ethnic battles.

The case finally goes to trial at The Hague, in the Netherlands, more than six years after the court started work and six months later than planned after a fierce debate about confidential evidence derailed the case last year.

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