Court’s conviction of former DRC vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba by command responsibility hailed as historic moment for victims of sexual violence The former Congolese vice-president,Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been found guilty in the first trial at the international criminal court (ICC) to focus on the consume of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The 53-year-mature warlord commanded a militia that committed mass murder, and rape and pillage in neighbouring Central African Republic,the court ruled at the end of his trial in The Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Source: theguardian.com