This year, as we join the world in celebration of International Women’s Day, the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) wishes to emphasize the unique peace, justice and reconciliation challenges faces women survivors of armed conflict. In line with this year’s theme, “Connecting girls, inspiring futures,” a member of the Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN)—a JRP-supported forum … Continue reading Oduru: A poem for International Women’s Day 2012
Jasper is a resident of Abia Sub-County, and was once a captive in the Lord’s Resistance Army. He watches children playing by the huts across the road. They kick up dirt and whoop and laugh, unfazed by the dry heat. Jasper claims his children were playing in much the same way, before being threatened and … Continue reading Supporting Survivors and Empowering Communities: JRP Programs Target Discrimination
As communities navigate a post-conflict journey together, it is key for a stage to be given for different groups within society to share their experiences, challenges and current journeys. Recently, as part of the “Livelihood” project implemented by JRP and Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN), with funding from Uganda fund, four dialogues were organised in three … Continue reading Providing a platform for important dialogues on gender-related issues
As nations around the world rebuild from protracted armed conflicts, many are struggling with a consequence of war that has largely been ignored by integration programs and policies: How can societies address the unique needs of the thousands of children conceived as a result of sexual violence and exploitation against women and girls during armed … Continue reading Lessons on Post-Conflict Integration of ‘Children Born of War’
PRESS RELEASE 8 September 2016 LIRA – Urgent policy change is needed to provide redress to conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), say civil society and survivors in northern Uganda. Through three consultative dialogues between 8 and 13 September 2016, a variety of stakeholders across northern Uganda are working to develop a roadmap to redress … Continue reading Stakeholders in northern Uganda developing a road map to redress for SGBV
JRP and the WAN hold dialogue on reintegration of children born of war GULU – Children born of war and their mothers still face challenges reintegrating into their communities and families in northern Uganda. This was the key message sent during a dialogue between cultural leaders and war-affected women organized by the Women and Advocacy … Continue reading Cultural leaders and war-affected women develop action points to reintegrate children born of war
Team Leader and Chairperson of WAN Evelyn works with JRP’s Gender Justice department as the team leader for the Child Tracing research project, and is the chairperson of the Women’s Advocacy Network. Please contact: eamony@justiceandreconciliation.com
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
Since 2012, the Women’s Advocacy Network has worked to advocate for the inclusion of war-affected women’s reparations and accountability, to promote and respect of the rights of children born of war and to empower and build the capacity of its members to be more effective leaders. Last March, WAN successfully presented a petition to Parliament … Continue reading Working for gender-just reparations
It has been six years since the Juba peace talks when the government of Uganda undertook to establish measures that would ensure justice for victims of atrocities committed during the 20 year insurgency in northern Uganda. To date very little has been done to redress the harm that victims suffered. 9 April 2014, however, marks … Continue reading Applauding Parliament for Adopting a Resolution on Reparations for War-Affected Women and Children