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ICC upholds conviction of ex-Ugandan child soldier Ongwen

Former Ugandan child soldier Dominic Ongwen

Former Ugandan child soldier Dominic Ongwen prior to the ruling on his appeal at the ICC in The Hague on December 15, 2022. The court threw out his appeal. PHOTO | SEM VAN DER WAL | ANP | AFP

By  AFP

The Hague

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday threw out an appeal by Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier-turned-commander in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), against his conviction for war crimes.

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