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| DR Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years | DR Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years |
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| Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for recruiting and using child soldiers in his rebel army in 2002 and 2003. | Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for recruiting and using child soldiers in his rebel army in 2002 and 2003. |
| He was convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March - the first conviction since the court was set up 10 years ago. | He was convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March - the first conviction since the court was set up 10 years ago. |
| Lubanga had protested his innocence and said he had not supported the use of child soldiers. | Lubanga had protested his innocence and said he had not supported the use of child soldiers. |
| But in a unanimous decision, the judges said Lubanga was responsible. | But in a unanimous decision, the judges said Lubanga was responsible. |
| Lubanga showed no emotion as the presiding judge read out the sentence. | |
| Judge Adrian Fulford told the court in The Hague that, taking into account the time Lubanga has already spent in jail, he will effectively spend eight more years behind bars. | |
| Campaign group Human Rights Watch says more than 60,000 people were killed in the conflict between Hema and Lendu ethnic groups in Ituri, in north-eastern DR Congo. | Campaign group Human Rights Watch says more than 60,000 people were killed in the conflict between Hema and Lendu ethnic groups in Ituri, in north-eastern DR Congo. |
| In June, ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he was asking for a "severe sentence" of 30 years. | In June, ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he was asking for a "severe sentence" of 30 years. |
| He said the prosecution was requesting a sentence "in the name of each child recruited, in the name of the Ituri region". | He said the prosecution was requesting a sentence "in the name of each child recruited, in the name of the Ituri region". |
| The conviction of Lubanga is linked to current unrest in DR Congo. | The conviction of Lubanga is linked to current unrest in DR Congo. |
| Rebel forces are advancing towards the country's main eastern city of Goma. | |
| They are headed by Gen Bosco Ntaganda, who is also wanted for war crimes by the ICC. |