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Earlier this month six Ugandans escaped the LRA and returned home to Uganda, including two male combatants, three children and their brave mother. This is their story.   Tabu Simon was abducted from his home in Kitgum, Uganda in 1998 at the age of 13 after the LRA killed his father. He has spent the last […]

Last week brought more deeply disturbing stories from the Central African Republic (CAR). If some are reporting a decrease in violence, it’s probably only because almost a quarter of the population (over one million people) have now fled their homes. In the capital city of Bangui, the balance of power has transferred to ‘anti-balaka’ militias in […]

The following post was written by Sébastien Porter, Invisible Children’s Project Officer in Central African Republic. Last month, Invisible Children CAR staff was dispersed all over the Central African Republic (CAR) making things happen. Guillaume Cailleaux, Project Coordinator, and Sébastien Porter, Project Officer, met with Invisible Children’s Regional Ambassador Jolly Okot, in Bangui, Central African Republic. […]

It has been confirmed that at least 16 people were killed in Central African Republic (CAR) last week. The unidentified assailants, suspected to be LRA, killed six civilians and abducted an additional 12. The civilians then killed four of the attackers in self-defense. The assailants went on to kill six more, decapitating the victims in a reprisal […]

In the Central African Republic (CAR), there are currently more than 25,000 people who have been directly victimized by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). These individuals impacted most severely by LRA violence are legally entitled to assistance from the CAR government to help rebuild their lives. However, of those 25,000 people, only one has officially […]

One would think using social platforms to propel social progress would be second nature to a culture where social media is becoming the primary way to connect with people. With the success of the recent Human Rights Campaign avatar takeover–which caused Facebook to see a 120% increase in profile photo updates– and as we’ve seen through the impact […]

Today The Observer reported that Uganda is set to resume the hunt for LRA leader Joseph Kony. This comes about a week after Uganda decided to suspend its counter-LRA operations. While the article is encouraging, we know that because of the recent CAR overthrow anything could change at any moment. So–until we see evidence that the counter-LRA […]

What a week. On Tuesday we sent out one of our most urgent action alerts of all time. Sitting here at my desk on Friday, I am so proud of what we accomplished on such short notice. To Recap: On Tuesday we told you that big conversations were happening that could determine the fate of the […]

Yesterday we told you that important conversations are happening right now about whether the counter-LRA mission will continue. Those conversations are still happening, and still need our support. Because of you, John Kerry got a #kerrystopkony tweet every 19 seconds yesterday. It’s safe to say that he was reminded of his personal commitment to seeing […]

Ten days ago the government in Central African Republic was overthrown by the Seleka rebels. Because of this, the mission to stop the LRA is in jeopardy (learn more here). In these next 48 hours, governments are deciding how to respond to this event. You have done an incredible job flooding the U.S. State Department […]