Dominic Ongwen: ICC conviction of former child soldier establishes 'forced pregnancy' as a war crime

By Tonny Raymond Kirabira, PhD Candidate in Law, University of Portsmouth
Leïla Choukroune, Professor of International Law and Director of the University Research and Innovation Theme in Democratic Citizenship, University of Portsmouth

The conviction of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander in the Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an array of crimes against humanity has raised important questions about guilt and victimhood among former child soldiers. Ongwen was found…

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