Former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga awaits the judges' verdict in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, December 1, 2014. Appeal judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday upheld the conviction of Congolese war criminal Thomas Lubanga, bringing to a close the permanent war crimes court's first case. Lubanga, 53, who has been on trial since 2006, was convicted of war crimes for using child soldiers during a conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002/03. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT HEADSHOT)