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Tag Archives: LRA

U.S mission hands over infrastructure projects in Northern Uganda

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S. Mission in Uganda has completed and handed over infrastructure projects in seven districts in Northern Uganda. These projects include the Atiak-Karawal Road in Amuru District and classroom blocks, teacher housing units, and pit latrines at primary schools in Lamwo, Kitgum, and Nwoya …

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Judiciary moves to ring fence money for Kwoyelo’s trial

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is considering setting aside funds specifically for the trial of Thomas Kwoyelo, a former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander. The Principal Judge, Dr. Flavian Zeija, revealed this during the launch of the Judicial Bench Book on the Criminal Adjudication of International Crimes …

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Family of former LRA Commander Vincent Otti seeks Govt support

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Vincent Otti, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is requesting the government to award him a heroic medal for his role in pacifying peace in Northern Uganda. They believe Otti was instrumental in initiating the peace process and …

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LRA victims protest delayed compensation

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 1,000 members of West Nile Kony War Victims group have again protested the delays by the government to pay their compensation even after speaking to President Museveni on June 20, 2022. Between 1988 and 1999, over 1,000 businessmen and women from West Nile suffered …

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Ongwen yet to choose country for his jail term

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Commander of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord’s Resistance Army – LRA, Dominic Ongwen is yet to make a formal submission to the Presidency of the International Criminal Court – ICC of a preferred country where he will be serving his 25-years’ jail sentence. …

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ICC moves to institute additional charges against Joseph Kony

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says it will add additional charges against the elusive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader, Joseph Kony once a confirmation charge hearing is granted by Pre-trial Chamber II Judges. The ICC issued an arrest warrant …

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ICC seeks additional information from victims of Ongwen’s crimes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking additional information from victims of former Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebel commander, Dominic Ongwen in a build-up to the reparation processes. The presiding Judge Bertram Schmitt last week instructed the court’s registry to conduct a …

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ICC throws out Dominic Ongwen’s appeal

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court appeals chamber threw out an appeal by former LRA rebel commander Dominic Ongwen challenging the 25-year sentence. The Hague-based court last year convicted Ongwen and consequently sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity committed during the insurgency in Northern …

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Kwoyelo asks court for transfer from Luzira prison to Gulu

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo, has requested to be transferred from Luzira Maximum Prison to Gulu prison. His lawyer Evans Ochieng, told the court on Monday that the suspect wants to serve his remand near home to enable his family members to …

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