What crime was Thomas Lubanga convicted of by the International Criminal Court?

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In the context of international criminal law, Thomas Lubanga was the first individual convicted by the International Criminal Court. He was found guilty in 2012 of the war crime of enlisting and recruiting children under the age of 15 and using them to participate actively in hostilities within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.1