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Comment on Breaking News: ICD ceases Kwoyelo trial but doesn’t release from custody by Give ‘Juba’ a chance « Twino Speaks

Give ‘Juba’ a chance « Twino Speaks — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:33:46 +0000

[...] It is for this reason therefore that one wonders why the trial of the former rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo has taken its current path. Kwoyelo is alleged to have been abducted by the LRA rebels and then recruited into their ranks. He was arrested in the DRC in 2009 and his trial started on the 11th of July 2011 at Gulu. He however challenged his trial on the grounds that he applied for Amnesty which was denied although other rebels have been granted amnesty before and after his application was made. The Constitutional Court agreed with his arguments and ordered his release. Kwoyelo however remains in custody since the State insists that he has other ‘civil crimes’ he committed which were not covered by amnesty. [...]

Comment on Breaking News: ICD ceases Kwoyelo trial but doesn’t release from custody by Kwoyelo Amnesty Raises Questions about Ugandan Justice

Kwoyelo Amnesty Raises Questions about Ugandan Justice — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:02:30 +0000

[...] of the High Court urged the public prosecutor to apply the amnesty and set him free. [AllAfrica; Justice and Reconciliation; Yahoo; Insight on [...]

Comment on Campaign to Put TJ on the Election Agenda by Putting TJ on the Ugandan Election Agenda | Lindsay McClain

Putting TJ on the Ugandan Election Agenda | Lindsay McClain — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:32:29 +0000

[...] From September 2010 to February 2011, I implemented a special advocacy campaign at the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP), titled “Casting the Ballot to Address Victimhood: A Call to Put Transitional Justice on the Election … [...]

Comment on Pay Us so We Can Forget: Reparations for Victims and Affected Communities in Northern Uganda, Policy Brief No. 2 by Reparations and Locally-Sensitive TJ | Lindsay McClain

Reparations and Locally-Sensitive TJ | Lindsay McClain — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:04:39 +0000

[...] its background and objectives. In the analysis phase, I co-authored a policy brief on reparations which was released in August 2011. Print PDF Tagged with: JRP, Justice and Reconciliation [...]