Posted on June 24, 2016. Tags: Central African Republic, disarmament, DRC, LRA, Uganda
In 2012 a 30 minute documentary about a rebel leader in Uganda set the internet alight. KONY 2012 brought to the public view the gruesome activities of Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and his kidnapping of young children. While the campaign itself was short lived, the Bush and later Obama administrations had already pledged […]
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Posted in Africa, Conflict, UN, World
Posted on January 29, 2017. Tags: Africa, Crime, Culture, Dominic Ongwen, Global Justice, Human Rights, ICC, International Law, Law, LRA, Politics, Social Justice, Uganda, World
The International Criminal Court and its perception of justice being achieved through trial, conviction and imprisonment shows a notion of retributive justice, a notion that may have limited effectiveness in the context of Uganda and the case of Dominic Ongwen. With the trial of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Commander Dominic Ongwen currently ongoing, the […]
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Posted in Africa, Conflict, World