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Charles Blé Goudé -

Charles Blé Goudé is an Ivorian political leader who was put on trial with former President of the Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo. He was acquitted of crimes against humanity in 2019.

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Charles Blé Goudé - He was indicted on four counts of crimes against humanity in 2011. He was accused of supporting Former President Laurent Gbagbo in systemic attacks against civilians. The alleged attacks would have occured after post-election violence, which kicked off in 2010.

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Thomas Lubanga Dyilo -

Dyilo was the first person convicted by the ICC. He rose to power with the Union of Congolese Patriots, which he founded and led.

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Thomas Lubanga Dyilo -

He played an instrumental role in the Ituri conflict, which saw up to 60,000 casualties.

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His trial was for the war crime of enlisting and using child soldiers. He served a 14-year prison sentence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was released in 2020.

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Jean-Pierre Bemba - Bemba was indicted by the ICC back in 2008, with two counts of crimes against humanity and four counts of war crimes.

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Jean-Pierre Bemba - Bemba was once a powerful figure, accused of leading the rebel group MLC into the Central African Republic. He is accused of being criminally responsible for crimes against humanity.

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Jean-Pierre Bemba - He has been found guilty by the ICC, and was handed an 18-year conviction. He appealed the verdict and after two years in prison, his conviction was overturned. 

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Dominic Ongwen - Ongwen is known as an ex-commander of the Lord's Resistance Army: a guerilla group with past operations in Uganda.

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Dominic Ongwen - Ongwen has been recognized as a military strategist with the LRA. He is being detained by the ICC.

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Dominic Ongwen - He was indicted back in 2005 and finally detained in 2014. In 2021, he was charged with a litany of crimes including torture, murder, and enslavement. 

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Bosco Ntaganda - Also known as "The Terminator," Ntaganda rose to power as the military chief of a militia group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Bosco Ntaganda - He was also a member of the Rwandan Patriotic Army, and is accused of working with the Union of Congolese Patriots, a political and militia group.

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Bosco Ntaganda - He was wanted by the ICC until he turned himself in back in March 2013. He was convicted of war crimes in 2019 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. 

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Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi - Also known as Abu Tourab, Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi was a member of the Ansar Dine militia in North Africa.

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Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi - He was indicted in 2015, with one count of war crimes relating to his activity in Mali.

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Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi - He pleaded guilty to launching attacks on religious and historical buildings in Timbuktu. He received a sentence of nine years in prison.

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Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz - According to the ICC's arrest warrant, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz is a Malian national who acted as the de facto chief of Islamic police in Timbuktu.

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Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz - He stands accused of his role in destroying the mausoleums of Muslim saints, and using Islamic police forces to violate civilians.

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Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz - He has been in custody since 2019 and his trial was concluded in May 2023. He is awaiting the court's verdict. 

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Alfred Yekatom - Yekatom was arrested in 2018 for war crimes committed in the Central African Republic. His trial began in 2021. 

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Alfred Yekatom - Yekatom is alleged to be responsible for both war crimes and crimes against humanity, such as murder, imprisonment, and the use of child soldiers. 

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi - There are also a number of fugitives who await action from the ICC, one of which is Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi - He is a Libyan political figure and the second son of the deceased dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi - He stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Omar al-Bashir - Omar al-Bashir was a fugitive of the ICC for more than 10 years. He was indicted back in 2009, on five counts of crimes against humanity, along with other charges.

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Omar al-Bashir - He was accused of using government policy to persecute civilians while he served as president of Sudan during the Darfur conflict.

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Omar al-Bashir -

In 2020, the Sudanese government handed al-Bashir over to the ICC and his trial is ongoing. 

See also: Rules of engagement: What are the Geneva Conventions?

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