The International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold hearings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, nearly 20 years after issuing its first arrest warrant. On Tuesday, judges in The Hague will examine 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, sexual slavery, and pillaging. Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army […]
The leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony’s family, has been repatriated to Uganda from the Central African Republic (CAR). The group includes Kony’s wife, Ruth Achan, their children, Maisa Amu, Betty Akidi, and Pope Kony arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Wednesday February 26, 2025. They were received in the early hours […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to compensate victims resulting from atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army’s (LRA) Dominic Ongwen in Northern Uganda. The ICC based in Hague, Netherlands has now earmarked 52.4m Euros, approximately sh200bn for the exercise. Each victim is expected to receive at least 750 Euros about sh2.8m. For over 20 years […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed Peter Haynes, a British national as the counsel to represent the rights and interests of Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Haynes, a renowned international criminal and humanitarian lawyer was appointed by the ICC Registry on June 21, 2024. “The Registry […]
Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) fighter, Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni has pleaded with the court asking it to forgive him for having married minors for “wives”. It’s criminal in Uganda for one to have canal knowledge of minors. International conventions also protect women and girls from sexually violent crimes during armed conflict. The LRA kidnapped […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded a total of Euros 52.429 million approximately sh222bn in compensation to the thousands of victims of former Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA) Rebel Commander Dominic Ongwen. In a reparation decision made on Wednesday, the Judges at the Trial Chamber IX noted that the reparation will be made collectively to […]