Amnesty International further reported that in March 1998, "at least 30 children recently abducted by the LRA [Lord’s ...

Bangui — "We, the Bishops of Bangassou, together with the entire Catholic community, are deeply concerned about the violence affecting Haut Mbomou," emphasize Juan Josè Aguirre, Bishop of Bangassou ...

LRA rebels roam northern Uganda’s countryside in small units, surfacing unpredictably to torch villages, kill people and kidnap children before returning to the forest.

Uganda LRA commander jailed for 40 years. ... Kwoyelo was arrested in March 2009 in the DRC during a sweep by regional forces against LRA rebels who had fled from Uganda two years earlier.

Uganda: Ex-LRA rebel commander gets 40-year sentence 10/25/2024 October 25, 2024. Thomas Kwoyelo was found guilty of war crimes in August and has now received a 40-year prison term.

Kwoyelo was arrested in March 2009 in the DRC during a sweep by regional forces against LRA rebels who had fled from Uganda two years earlier. He was put on trial in July 2011 before the ICD, ...

Uganda: Who Are the LRA Rebels? Radio Okapi. ... Kwoyelo joined the militia in 1987, and was arrested in March 2009 in the DRC during a sweep by regional forces against LRA rebels.

He was arrested in March 2009 in the DRC in a sweep by regional forces against LRA rebels and spent the next 14 years in detention as attempts to try him dragged on. In April 2023, the prosecution ...

When military pressure forced the LRA out of Uganda in 2005, the rebels scattered across parts of central Africa. The group has faded in recent years, and reports of LRA attacks are rare. ____ ...

A low-level commander in the militia, Kwoyelo was arrested in March 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a sweep by regional forces against LRA rebels who had fled from Uganda two years ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes against humanity in a key moment of justice for many in Uganda who ...