Dominic Ongwen

Dominic Ongwen
Born
Dominic Okumu Savio

1975 (age 48–49)[3]
Coorom, Kilak County, Amuru district, Northern Uganda[4]
Other namesWhite Ant
Known forFormer commander in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
Conviction(s)6 May 2021
Criminal chargeCrimes against humanity, war crimes
Penalty25 years in prison
Date apprehended
2014
Imprisoned atUnspecified Norwegian prison[1][2]

Dominic Ongwen (born 1975) is a Ugandan former child soldier and former commander of one of the brigades of the Ugandan guerrilla group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

He was detained in 2014[5] and in 2021 the International Criminal Court convicted him of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, torture, and enslavement.[6]

  1. ^ Holligan, Anna (2024-02-28). "Dominic Ongwen: Ugandan warlord's LRA victims awarded share of £56m". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ^ Wesaka, Anthony (2023-12-18). "Ongwen transferred to Norway to serve his 25-year sentence". Monitor. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ^ "Uganda: Q&A on Dominic Ongwen at the ICC". fidh.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "LRA commander Dominic Ongwen appears before ICC in The Hague". BBC News. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ Ssebwami, Javira (2021-02-05). "ICC conviction of LRA commander provides overdue justice for victims of decades-long campaign of abuses". UgStandard. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-05.