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The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen

ICC-02/04-01/15 (2021)

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The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen

International Criminal Court
ICC-02/04-01/15 (2021)

Facts

Dominic Ongwen (defendant) was a leader in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, a group known for its brutal treatment of civilians. At least seven civilian women were abducted and forced to be Ongwen’s “wives.” These women were heavily guarded and would have been killed if they had tried to escape. Ongwen forced the women to have sex with him. At least two of the women became pregnant and gave birth to Ongwen’s children while in captivity. Later, the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged Ongwen with multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the crime of forced pregnancy. At trial, evidence was presented that Ongwen had confined the two women during their pregnancies for the purpose of continuing his crimes against them of forced marriage, torture, rape, and sexual slavery. The trial chamber evaluated whether this evidence established that Ongwen had committed the crime of forced pregnancy separately from his crimes of rape and unlawful detention.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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