On August 28 2015, JRP organized a dialogue with representatives of family of the missing from four sub-regions of West Nile, Teso, Acholi and Lango as part of a campaign to create awareness for missing person in Lira called ‘The Right to Know’. This started with a procession from Lira District Chambers through the streets … Continue reading Dialogue with northern Ugandan stakeholders on the Right to Know campaign for missing persons highlights need to support the missing and their families →
Addressing the Rights of the Missing and their Families in Northern Uganda I reiterate in the strongest possible terms that under international law, no one should be kept in secret detention. States should provide full information about the whereabouts of persons who have been disappeared. And they must effectively implement the right to the … Continue reading The Right to Know →
Overview Increasingly, the missing victims of mass atrocities around the world are being formally recognised as a key impediment to genuine social repair and transitional justice. A recent conference organised by the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) found that where a concerted effort was made to locate and identify the missing victims of … Continue reading The Right to Know – Policy recommendations for addressing the rights of the missing and their families in northern Uganda →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29th August 2012 The Right to Know: Campaign against disappearances in Northern Uganda GULU – On the 30th August 2012 the Justice and Reconciliation Project will launch the “Right to Know” campaign on the internationally recognised day against enforced disappearances. In commemoration of this day, we are reminded of the long … Continue reading The Right to Know Campaign – 29 August 2012 →
As part of our “Right to Know” campaign and in commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30th 2012, the Justice and Reconciliation Project will be embarking on a week of activities in West Nile, Teso, Lango and Acholi sub-regions. We will be releasing an official press statement on the Right to … Continue reading Launching The Right to Know campaign →
JRP’s Community Mobilization and Communication Teams recently traveled to Arua in Uganda’s West Nile region to shoot footage for our Missing Person’s documentary. Although I am interning with the Gender Justice department, I am a trained filmmaker, so I joined them for the four hour—sometimes very bumpy—ride to Arua to shoot video footage. Our first interviewee … Continue reading The Right to Know – Missing Persons filming in West Nile →
Last week, as part of JRP’s Right to Know Campaign and in preparation for the International Day of the Disappeared, the Community Mobilisation Department, in collaboration with the Communications Department, travelled to Teso and Lira to film the stories of individuals that are missing as a result of conflict. We highlighted the circumstances surrounding their … Continue reading The Right to Know Campaign – “Missing Persons” Documentary →
Wednesday July 4 marked yet another successful training for twenty-two WAN leaders from 22 WAN groups across northern Uganda to be representatives of change in their communities. The two-day capacity building training was organised as part of the Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) project implemented by JRP for Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN), with funding … Continue reading Empowerment through Education: Enhancing the Capacity of Conflict Victims on Human Rights Issues and Advocacy, Mediation, Leadership and Reconciliation →
Welcome to this issue of JRP’s newsletter. This month we highlight work JRP’s Gender Justice and Community Mobilisation departments have been doing, including the results of research on the reintegration challenges of children born of war in northern Uganda and reconciliation initiatives in Acholi and Lango sub-regions. Sharing victim-centred views on justice and reconciliation with … Continue reading July 2015 Newsletter: Acknowledging Children Born of War →
Every June 16, African Union member states and their partners celebrate the International Day of the African Child (DAC) to renew efforts to improve the lives of children on the continent. In its petition presented to the Gulu District Local Government (GDLG) in August 2013, 73 members of the Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN) emphasized the … Continue reading Acknowledging children born of war on the Day of the African Child →
