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Rights groups like the Paris-based FIDH, or International Federation for Human Rights, have been pushing for a broad interpretation of victims' reparations that would include things like campaigns to limit stigmatization of victims and educational programs.

FIDH's representative at the ICC, Carrie Comer, said the group was still studying Monday's ruling, but she welcomed some aspects of it.

"The chamber also reinforced that both direct and indirect victims of the crimes for which Mr. Lubanga was convicted are eligible for reparations, but obviously excluding victims of sexual and gender-based crimes is a setback," she said.

Comer said it underscored the importance of having an effective prosecution strategy on sexual and gender-based violence. Last year, the ICC's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, announced a new policy to attack sexual and gender-based violence. [...]

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