New Study Gives Huge Figure for LRA Abductions
Research data suggest that northern Uganda’s rebels kidnapped and forcibly conscripted nearly 80,000 people over the years, including twice as many children as previously believed.
Research data suggest that northern Uganda’s rebels kidnapped and forcibly conscripted nearly 80,000 people over the years, including twice as many children as previously believed.
Leading LRA suspect says Hague court would also have to indict members of the Ugandan army.
Northerners divided over ICC warrants for LRA and calls for the army to be investigated.
Humanitarian affairs minister alleged to have supplied and armed tens of thousands of Janjaweed militiamen.
Peace talks still deadlocked by rebel demands that international court indictments be dropped.
Human rights groups welcome the move, but say the ICC should have filed similar charges in Uganda, Sudan and Congo.
Locals say Ugandan army forces as well as the rebels have a long history of violence which is likely never to go to court.
Former female LRA fighters often cold-shouldered by members of their tribes, despite undergoing reconciliation rituals.
Court says rape of civilians in the Central African Republic was committed in numbers that cannot be ignored under international law.
The court is urged to invest more in outreach work, as misinformation about its activities mounts.