Since its inception, how many individuals has the International Criminal Court convicted?

• A. 16
• B. 32
• C. 8
• D. 26

Answer: (C)

The number of convictions by the ICC is small because each case goes through lengthy trials and appeals before a final ruling is reached. Since it began, there have been five individuals who received final convictions: Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for war crimes involving child soldiers; Germain Katanga for crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi for the destruction of religious monuments in Timbuktu; Bosco Ntaganda for war crimes in the Congo; and Dominic Ongwen for crimes in Uganda and the surrounding region. Jean-Pierre Bemba’s conviction was overturned on appeal, so it does not count as a final conviction. Therefore, the total number of individuals convicted by the ICC is five.