“Analysis: Should child soldiers be prosecuted for their crimes?,” IRIN News, 6 Oct. 2011 http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93900 JOHANNESBURG, 6 October 2011 (IRIN) – International human rights law meanders between the vague and the hazy when it comes to its stance on the age of criminal responsibility and what, if any, punishments should be imposed on child soldiers … Continue reading “Analysis: Should child soldiers be prosecuted for their crimes?,” IRIN News, 6 Oct. 2011 →
“The roots of war: Atiak massacre, new wave of LRA brutality,” The Observer, 3 Oct 2011 http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15266&Itemid=59 By Emma Mutaizibwa Otti turned his village into a slaughterhouse by killing 300 The bright sun lit the sky on a Tuesday morning in Atiak, about 70km north of Gulu in present-day Amuru district. It was market day … Continue reading “The roots of war: Atiak massacre, new wave of LRA brutality,” The Observer, 3 Oct 2011 →
JRP is highlighted on page 5 of the Transitional Justice Institute’s September newsletter in an article on the 2011 TJ Summer School. JRP’s Lindsay McClain received a competitive bursary to attend the course on public inquires from June 13-17, 2011. The full article is posted below. To access a PDF of the full newsletter, visit … Continue reading “Summer School 2011,” News from TJI, September 2011 →
July—September 2011 This newsletter is a beginning of a series of brief and simple narratives from victims of conflict in northern Uganda. As we set out meeting new communities in West Nile, we came across some remarkable individuals who on their own volition demonstrate resilience in their day‐to‐day lives. Yet, what lies behind them is … Continue reading Community Voices Newsletter, 3rd Quarter 2011 →
JRP owes much of its success to the creation of partnerships with many diverse organizations. The following organizations are active partners of ours: Transformative Memory International Network Royal Norwegian Embassy, Kampalahttp://www.norway.go.ug/ Diplomatic relations between Uganda and Norway were established in 1964. The objective of Norway’s development policy is to fight poverty and bring about social … Continue reading Partners →
JRP was founded in 2005 as a partnership between the Gulu District NGO Forum (GDNF) and the Liu Institute for Global Issues (LIGI), University of British Columbia (UBC). From 2005 to date, JRP has been funded with generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Royal Embassy of the Netherlands, Gulu … Continue reading History →
“Public divided over Kwoyelo trial,” Daily Monitor, 10 July 2011 http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1197660/-/bylc79z/-/index.html By Moses Akena In Summary About the War Crimes Division The ICD is one of the specialised divisions set up in the High Court to try the commanders of the LRA and other rebel groups, who have violated human rights during the two-decade … Continue reading “Public divided over Kwoyelo trial,” Daily Monitor, 10 July 2011 →
“Lukodi Massacre Victims Struggle To Live With Memories,” Uganda Radio Network, 27 May 2011 http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=33984 By Joe Wacha The survivors of the 2004 massacre at Lukodi internally displaced people’s camp in Gulu district say they require government to urgently initiate mechanisms to help them cope with the dreadful memories of the attack. Survivors of the … Continue reading “Lukodi Massacre Victims Struggle To Live With Memories,” Uganda Radio Network, 27 May 2011 →
“Mukura victims poorly compensated- report,” New Vision, 19 May 2011 http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/17/755202?highlight&q=In%20Memory%20of%20Mukura%20Victims By Godfrey Ojore A report by the justice and reconciliation project on the 1989 Mukura massacre has said compensation of relatives of the victims was poorly handled. The report pinned former Kumi MP Jaff Akiror for excluding names of relatives who had missed … Continue reading “Mukura victims poorly compensated- report,” New Vision, 19 May 2011 →
“Radio shows target LRA fighters,” Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 10 March 2011 http://iwpr.net/report-news/radio-shows-target-lra-fighters By Nancy Sai As calls mount to put an end to the atrocities still being committed by Ugandan rebels, radio is increasingly playing a role in getting some of these fighters to voluntarily return home. Despite International Criminal Court … Continue reading “Radio shows target LRA fighters,” Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 10 March 2011 →
