Voices Issue 3 (pdf) Editorial Justice, Reconciliation and the Right to Know Oryem Nyeko In the middle of 2012, JRP began filming a documentary in Amuria District in Teso sub-region. We moved onto Lango, West Nile and Acholi sub-regions, where we interviewed the family and friends of individuals that are still missing because of … Continue reading Voices Magazine Issue 3
http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20723&Itemid=114 SUNDAY, 02 SEPTEMBER 2012 19:24 WRITTEN BY ALEX OTTO About a third of the people abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Gulu alone are still unaccounted for, an NGO has said. Statistics presented by Children and Youths as Peace Builders (CAP) Uganda this year indicate that some 1,036 abducted people in are … Continue reading 1,000 LRA victims missing in Gulu
We regard community-led transitional justice processes as critical elements in post-conflict justice and reconciliation. To aid these processes, JRP focuses in the following 4 areas: Documentation We document conflict-related experiences and memories of individuals, communities and victims’ groups to preserve memory, acknowledge loss and promote healing and reconciliation. We also support community-led documentation efforts. Initiatives … Continue reading Initiatives
The Justice and Reconciliation Project with support from Trust Africa held a national conference on redress mechanism for survivors of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence in Kampala, Uganda on March 22nd, 2019. The conference was held under the theme: ‘’Ensuring that the appropriate strategies are used by the central government in meeting the needs of … Continue reading Key Lessons from the Conference on Conflict Related SGBV Redress Mechanism
Creating Global Connections Survivors of conflict related sexual violence across the world, especially those who return from captivity with armed groups, face similar obstacles and challenges. These include stigmatization and rejection. Additionally, they suffer long term psychological distress as a result of the physical, sexual, and mental abuse they experienced in capacity. This message shaped … Continue reading Survivors of Conflict Join Hands to Make Change
Conflict not only robs people of the present. It does not only cause constant fear, or snatch autonomy. It can also alter the future. Those in Lord’s Resistance Army captivity lost youth and education. They returned home deeply traumatized and with children born of war, who also bear trauma. Many are still treated as social … Continue reading Sowing the Seeds of Tomorrow: Success Stories in Photographs
Justice and Reconciliation Project staff is often on the road, driving long distances and engaging with grassroots communities throughout Uganda’s northern region. In October and November of this year, travel was also international, as two JRP officials participated in programs overseas. Women’s Advocacy Network Chair Evelyn Amony journeyed to New York City, as she was … Continue reading The Justice and Reconciliation Project Goes Abroad: An Update on International Travel and Collaboration
Eyes downcast and voice quiet, accused rebel Thomas Kwoyelo repeated the same phrase over and over; “I did not know about it and I did not do it.” The first of the Lord’s Resistance Army to be tried in a domestic court, Kwoyelo stands accused of 93 counts of murder, rape, kidnap, and torture, as … Continue reading Victims lack Support due to Insufficient Funds in Thomas Kwoyelo Trial
“You could see people in the court room laughing and even Dominic Ongwen would fall behind his hands,” said Justice and Reconciliation Project Head of Office, Mr. Okwir Isaac Odiya. “[Ongwen] was genuinely happy with the testimony given.” As the defense team continued to mount its case, Mr. Odiya journeyed to the International Criminal Court … Continue reading Ongwen Trial Continues: JRP Endeavors to Bridge Divides between the Community and the Court Room
The sun in Lapono beat down fiercely. Little rain has come to region, so dust swirled in the air with hot wind. Despite the heat, residents waited eagerly in the village center, talking and laughing with palpable excitement. Following a long training on goat rearing earlier last month, Justice and Reconciliation Project staff returned to … Continue reading Goat Rearing Brings Economic Opportunities to Survivors of Conflict