ICC: Trial of Bosco Ntaganda for Congo Crimes
(The Hague, August 27, 2015) – The trial of the military commander Bosco Ntaganda for grave crimes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is scheduled to begin on September 2, 2015, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. It will send the message that elusive suspects in grave international crimes may someday be brought to justice.
Human Rights Watch staff will be in the courtroom for the opening of the trial and will be live-tweeting it. “Bosco Ntaganda evaded an ICC arrest warrant for seven years while his forces continued to commit horrific abuses,” said Géraldine Mattioli-Zeltner, international justice advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. “Ntaganda’s trial shows that justice will catch up eventually with those wanted for the most serious crimes.”
The ICC issued its first sealed arrest warrant against Ntaganda, a rebel commander at the time, in 2006 for alleged crimes committed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but he evaded justice and continued to command troops responsible for atrocities until his surrender in 2013. Ntaganda’s appearance at the ICC is a victory for victims, their families, and human rights activists across Congo, Human Rights Watch said.
Human Rights Watch staff will be in the courtroom for the opening of the trial and will be live-tweeting it. “Bosco Ntaganda evaded an ICC arrest warrant for seven years while his forces continued to commit horrific abuses,” said Géraldine Mattioli-Zeltner, international justice advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. “Ntaganda’s trial shows that justice will catch up eventually with those wanted for the most serious crimes.”
The ICC issued its first sealed arrest warrant against Ntaganda, a rebel commander at the time, in 2006 for alleged crimes committed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but he evaded justice and continued to command troops responsible for atrocities until his surrender in 2013. Ntaganda’s appearance at the ICC is a victory for victims, their families, and human rights activists across Congo, Human Rights Watch said.
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