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ICC Confirms 39 Charges Against Fugitive Warlord Kony

11/7/2025

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The International Criminal Court confirmed 39 charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony on November 6, 2025, for murder, enslavement, and torture tied to his Lord's Resistance Army leadership (2002–2005).
The court found Kony an indirect co-perpetrator in 29 charges, including attacks on schools and camps for displaced people.
Kony is directly implicated in 10 cases involving forced marriages.
The ICC does not conduct trials in absentia, leaving him a fugitive.

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The International Criminal Court confirmed 39 charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony on November 6, 2025, for murder, enslavement, and torture tied to his Lord's Resistance Army leadership (2002–2005).
The court found Kony an indirect co-perpetrator in 29 charges, including attacks on schools and camps for displaced people.
Kony is directly implicated in 10 cases involving forced marriages.
The ICC does not conduct trials in absentia, leaving him a fugitive.