Amnesty Conference in Kampala
Conversations around the LRA conflict are often focused on atrocity, abduction, combat, and defection; but there is a critical yet relatively sidelined issue that has been the backbone of all efforts towards sustainable peace in central Africa and reconciliation in Uganda: Amnesty. Uganda’s amnesty policy is what guarantees that when Ugandan LRA surrender, they can […]
Ugandan government renews amnesty policy // IC CITIZEN
On May 24, 2013, the Government of Uganda officially reinstated its previously-expired amnesty policy that provides legal protection from prosecution for individuals who have taken up arms against the Ugandan government, but decide to surrender peacefully. The policy, which was originally contained in “Part II” of Uganda’s Amnesty Act of 2000, had been hugely instrumental […]