Congo-Kinshasa: Warlord Gets 30 Years – AuthenticAfrican

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[HRW] Bosco Ntaganda, whose armed groups terrorized the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was sentenced by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on November 7, 2019, to 30 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ntaganda's name still send chills across Congo, as he is remembered by his victims for his ruthlessness. Deputy Africa Director Ida Sawyer documented his abuses -- including massacres, sexual slavery, and using child soldiers -- for many years as a Human Rights Wa