DR Congo: UN officials hail landmark convictions, life sentences in Kavumu child rape cases
Dec 20, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoys dealing with sexual violence in conflict and the head of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have welcomed the conviction of 11 Congolese militia fighters for raping dozens of children – including an 18-month-old toddler – in the vast country’s restive east.
Cambodia: UN-backed court upholds life sentences for former Khmer Rouge leaders
Nov 24, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Nov 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations-backed court set up to bring to trial those most responsible for crimes committed during Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime on Wednesday upheld life sentences for two top former Khmer Rouge leaders on Wednesday for crimes against humanity.