Glossary
of Acronyms |
1 |
|
Summary |
2 |
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Abbreviated Recommendations |
6 |
|
To the Government
of Uganda |
6 |
|
To the Uganda Peoples’
Defence Forces |
6 |
|
To the Lord’s
Resistance Army |
7 |
|
To the International
Criminal Court |
7 |
|
To the Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights |
7 |
|
To the Uganda Human
Rights Commission |
7 |
|
To the World Bank
and the International Donor Community |
7 |
|
To the Uganda Government
(including the UPDF and UHRC), Humanitarian Organizations
and Donors |
8 |
|
Background |
8 |
|
Abuses by the LRA
and the UPDF against Civilians |
14 |
|
By the LRA |
15 |
|
Willful killing of
civilians |
15 |
|
Torture and Other
Mistreatment |
18 |
|
Mutilations |
20 |
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Rape |
21 |
|
Abductions |
22 |
|
By the UPDF |
24 |
|
Willful killing of
civilians |
24 |
|
UPDF 11th Battalion:
Cwero and Awach, Gulu district |
26 |
|
Torture and Other
Mistreatment by UPDF soldiers |
30 |
|
Rape by UPDF Soldiers |
32 |
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Arbitrary arrest and
Detention |
35 |
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The Lack of Accountability
|
37 |
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LRA Impunity |
37 |
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Amnesty and Reconciliation |
37 |
|
UPDF Impunity |
41 |
|
Inadequate Response
and Ineffective Remedies for Abuses by the UPDF |
42 |
|
Fear of and Intimidation
by UPDF Impedes Accountability |
45 |
|
Lack of Police Presence
in Northern Uganda |
48 |
|
The Weak Judicial
System in Northern Uganda |
50 |
|
Ugandan Nongovernmental
Human Rights Monitoring Organizations in Northern Uganda |
51 |
|
Uganda Human Rights
Commission (UHRC) in Northern Uganda |
53 |
|
The International
Criminal Court |
55 |
|
Ongoing Peace Negotiations
and the ICC |
58 |
|
Justice and Reconciliation:
What Do the Victims Want ? |
59 |
|
Not the ICC Alone:
Comprehensive Mechanisms for Peace and Justice in Uganda |
61 |
|
Lack of Protection
for Civilians |
62 |
|
Humanitarian Crisis |
63 |
|
International Protection
Activities for the Displaced: Protection Officers and
Working Groups |
64 |
|
The Government’s
Forced Displacement in Northern Uganda |
68 |
|
Government Protection
and Safety for the Internally Displaced |
70 |
|
Full Recommendations |
71 |
|
To the Government
of Uganda |
71 |
|
To the Uganda Peoples’
Defence Forces |
73 |
|
To the Lord’s
Resistance Army |
74 |
|
To the International
Criminal Court |
74 |
|
To the Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights |
74 |
|
To the Uganda Human
Rights Commission |
75 |
|
To the World Bank
and the International Donor Community |
75 |
|
To Humanitarian Organizations,
OCHA (including the Inter-Agency Internal Displacement
Division of OCHA), UNICEF and the UN Country Team for
Uganda |
75 |
|
To the Uganda Government
(including the UPDF and UHRC), the Humanitarian Organizations,
and the Donors |
75 |
|
Acknowledgments |
76 |
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