A former militia leader pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to war crimes and crimes against humanity as he opened his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for atrocities committed in Darfur, the scene of a bath of blood almost 20 years ago.
Also known by his nom de guerre Ali Kosheib, Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in 2003-2004 in Darfur.
After fighting between the army and M23 rebels in late March in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, some 10,000 people fled to nearby Uganda, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
And thousands of others rushed to Rutshuru, capital of the territory of the same name.
Traumatized by what they have been through, these displaced people find themselves living in very precarious conditions, crammed into schools or churches.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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