But why were Ongwen’s victims mourning alone? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | It should have been marked by wild chants of “justice at last” or even criticism, but the oddest bit about the May 06 International Criminal Court (ICC) sentencing of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, …
Read More »Acholi clerics welcome Dominic Ongwen’s 25 year sentence
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Acholi Sub Region are pleased with the International Criminal Court`s judgement for handing a 25-year jail sentence to Dominic Ongwen , the former commander of the Lord`s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group. The panel of three judges comprised of Peter Kouvacs, Raul …
Read More »Pajule town council residents welcome Ongwen’s 25 year jail sentence
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Pajule town council and Bongtiko sub-county in Pader district have reacted to the 25 year jail sentence handed to former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Dominic Ongwen by the International Criminal Court-ICC Judges. The joint sentence was delivered by the ICC presiding judge …
Read More »Ongwen asks ICC to spare him from ‘further’ imprisonment
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dominic Ongwen, a former Commander in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army has asked the International Criminal Court-ICC to spare him from further imprisonment since he has already spent a great part of his life from childhood in “prison”. Appearing at The Hague based court on …
Read More »Acholi Cultural Institution criticizes Dominic Ongwen conviction by ICC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Cultural Institution has criticized the recent conviction of former Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebel commander Dominic Ongwen. Ongwen who commanded the LRA’s Sinia Brigade was found guilty of 61 out of the 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for which he …
Read More »Ongwen’s family broken by ICC conviction, “Our son was turned into a killer”
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dominic Ongwen’s conviction at the International Criminal Court -ICC has reopened a grim memory of his abduction among his family and friends, and added more pain of perhaps never seeing him again. Ongwen, the former commander of the LRA Sinia Brigade was convicted on …
Read More »Dominic Ongwen guilty, says ICC
He was not a puppet on a string, judges rule | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb.04, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Dominic Ongwen guilty for a total of 61 comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed in northern Uganda. Ongwen was found guilty for attacks against the civilian …
Read More »Some LRA victims seek lighter sentence for Ongwen
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of people in Northern Uganda is calling for a lighter sentence or even a pardon for Dominic Ongwen, one of the commanders of the Lord’s Resistance Army who was convicted for war crimes and Crimes against Humanity. Ongwen was the first LRA commander …
Read More »United States upholds Sh18 billion bounty in hunt for Joseph Kony
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States government has maintained a reward of up to USD 5 million (18.2 billion Shillings) for information that leads to the arrest, transfer, or conviction of Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army. The reward was first announced by the Obama …
Read More »ICC convicts LRA’s Dominic Ongwen on 61 counts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted Dominic Ongwen, the former commander of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Ongwen was found guilty on 61 counts of War crimes and crimes against Humanity. He was facing 70 counts of war crimes and …
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