Acholi Without Roots

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-81
Author(s):  
Stevens Aguto Odongoh
Keyword(s):  
Food Aid ◽  
Lord's Resistance Army ◽  
Humanitarian Organizations ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
The Government ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Lord’S Resistance Army

This chapter interrogates historical processes with war and displacement resulting from armed rebellion between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda between 1987-2007 that created contesting notions of being Acholi. The chapter shows how Acholi war trajectories experienced through taking refuge amongst other societies, conscription into warfare of mainly child abductees, and encampment divided the current Acholi into new imaginaries and solidarities. Lasting for over two decades, the LRA war led to the emergence of different cultures based on the different life pathways that Acholi took during violence and displacement: the culture of camps or IDPs (donation, food aid, governmental/humanitarian organizations' assistance) and the culture of war (forceful abduction of children and recruitment into rebel forces and militias).

The Sequence of Mediation Efforts in the Conflict between the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Levke Aduda
Keyword(s):  
Lord's Resistance Army ◽  
Intrastate Conflicts ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lord’S Resistance Army

Abstract What impact have different mediation outcomes had on subsequent mediation onset and success in the conflict between the government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)? Intrastate conflicts commonly see more than one mediation effort. These efforts can result in different outcomes. Assessing the impact of different mediation outcomes on subsequent mediation efforts in the conflict between the governments of Uganda and the LRA, it becomes apparent that reneged agreements have aggravated subsequent mediation efforts, while mediation ending without an agreement and previous mediation success do not reduce the chances of subsequent mediation onset (and success). This suggests that short-lived agreements are not only likely to lead to renewed conflict, but also make further mediation efforts more difficult.

scholarly journals Insecurity in Northern Uganda: Are People Being Given the Protection They Deserve?

Refuge ◽  
1998 ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Cathy Majtenyi
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Lord's Resistance Army ◽  
The North ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Government ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Lord’S Resistance Army

The civil war between the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rages on in Northern Uganda, leaving behind a trail of kidnappings, death and destruction despite measures to protect civilians. Ultimate security for the Acholi and others who live in the North will only come about with an end to the12-year-old conflict, which would be accomplished by negotiations between the two sides. Unfortunately, misinformation -- and a noticeable lack of information, especially from the LRA--are major impediments to determining the war's root causes and who is responsible for the instability. This paper argues that, for a successful end to the war, the government must cease its propaganda war, which is mainly being played out in an uncritical and biased media, and the LRA must be clear about its message. Honest discussion and analytical reporting will greatly facilitate the negotiation process.

Victimisation and challenges to integration: Transitional justice response to children born of war in northern Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 580-597
Author(s):  
B Nanyunja
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
The State ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Civilian Population ◽  
Social Reintegration ◽  
Lord's Resistance Army ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
The Government ◽  
Accountability Gap ◽  
Lord’S Resistance Army

Uganda witnessed one of its worst conflicts between 1986 and 2007. The conflict in northern Uganda was between the government troops and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Serious crimes were committed against the civilian population. Women and girls were abducted by the rebels to serve as sex slaves and children were born as a result. After the conflict, these children’s integration has not been well received by their communities. It has not been properly addressed by the state operatives either. The children are dismissed as perpetrators of the conflict. Their return has been marred with stigmatisation and ostracism, forcing them to live on the margins of society. After the conflict, a National Transitional Justice Policy was passed. The overarching framework aims at addressing justice and reconciliation through inter alia social reintegration. However, it leaves an accountability gap. The framework largely departs from the needs of this particular community: acknowledging their existence and integration. The purpose of this article is to identify transitional justice opportunities and how these accommodate and advance accountability, integration and reconciliation in addressing victimisation concerns of the war children. Ultimately, it argues that addressing the abuses of the affected communities will ease social [re]integration.

scholarly journals The Lord's Resistance Army and Forced Conscription in Northern Uganda

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phuong N. Pham ◽  
Patrick Vinck ◽  
Eric Stover
Keyword(s):  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Lord's Resistance Army ◽  
Lord’S Resistance Army
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