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Author Archives: Patrick Wegner
Thank you and Farewell from Patrick Wegner
Dear readers, It is with great regret that I have to stop contributing to JiC regularly due to time constraints. I recently became a diplomat at the German Foreign Office and am trying to finish my thesis at the same … Continue reading
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Beyond Kony2012: A Free E-Book!
Dear readers, Patrick, Elke and I wanted to alert you to a fantastic free e-book, Beyond KONY2012, edited by Amanda Taub of Wronging Rights who has put together a stellar cast of contributors, including Laura Seay, Rebecca Hamilton, Alex Little, as … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Advocacy, Books and Publications, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Uganda
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The Taylor Case in Context
Six years after being arrested in his exile in Nigeria former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been convicted on 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) today. The court is … Continue reading
Posted in Crimes against humanity, Exile, Liberia, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Peace Negotiations, Peace Processes, Sierra Leone, Special Court for Sierra Leone, Special Court for SIerra Leone (SCSL), War crimes
Tagged blood diamonds, Charles Taylor, Liberia, RUF, SCSL, Sierra Leone, Special Court for Sierra Leone, Taylor, Taylor guilty, Taylor verdict
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Where to With Transitional Justice in Uganda? The Situation After the Extension of the Amnesty Act
Regular readers of this blog are aware that Uganda has both an amnesty law in force since 2000 as well as an International Crimes Division (ICD) at the High Court which is able to try crimes, including war crimes, crimes … Continue reading
A Genocide in Northern Uganda? – The ‘Protected Camps’ Policy of 1999 to 2006
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict effectively ended for northern Uganda in 2006, after 20 years of suffering, when the LRA moved out of Uganda at the start of the Juba Peace Talks. Despite relative peace returning to the area, … Continue reading
Posted in Complementarity, Crimes against humanity, Darfur, Genocide, IDP, International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Sudan, Torture, Uganda
Tagged Bishop Ochola, camps northern Uganda, crimes against humanity Uganda, crimes government of uganda, crimes UPDF, genocide, government of uganda, IDPs, IDPs Uganda, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, northern Uganda, protected camps, rape Uganda, rape UPDF, social torture, torture Uganda, Uganda, Uganda genocide
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Beyond Famous – Invisible Children’s Follow-up to Kony2012
One month ago the US based organisation Invisible Children published their Kony 2012 video, campaigning for the arrest of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony. The video went viral to an extent never witnessed before. Many people who had not heard … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, African Union (AU), Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Southern Sudan, Uganda
Tagged #StopKony, Beyond Famous, CAR, DRC, Invisible Children, Jason Russel, Joseph Kony, Kony 2012, KONY2012, Kony2012 Part II, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, South Sudan
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Hunting Kony – An Update on the US Deployment in Central Africa
In May 2010, the United States Government started officially taking more interest in the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict that had ravaged Central Africa, and in particular northern Uganda, for 24 years. President Barack Obama signed into law the ‘Lord’s Resistance … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, African Union (AU), Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Southern Sudan, Uganda, United States, War crimes
Tagged CAR, CENTAFRICA, DRC, FARDC, Garamba, Joseph Kony, Kony, KONY2012, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, Makombo massacre, Obo, Operation Lightning Thunder, South Sudan, stop Kony, Uganda, UPDF, US deployment, US LRA Disarmament Act, Vincent Otti
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Kony 2012 – How 100 Million Clicks Went to Waste
The Kony 2012 video produced by Invisible Children has attracted somewhere between 80 and 100 million views by now. No matter what your position on the campaign is, it is undeniable that it managed to tap a huge reservoir of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Southern Sudan, Uganda
Tagged Central African Republic, DRC, Invisible Children, Jason Russel, Joseph Kony, Kony, Kony 2012, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, LRA victims, northern Uganda, Southern Sudan, Uganda, US deployment
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What Went Wrong During the Lubanga Trial
The International Criminal Court has delivered its first verdict, finding the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty on charges of conscripting and enlisting children, and using them to participate in hostilities during the Ituri conflict between 2002 and 2003. Today’s ruling … Continue reading
Kony 2012: The Invisible Children Advocacy Campaign to Catch Kony
Yesterday evening, a Youtube video by Invisible Children on Joseph Kony, the Chairman of the Lord’s Resistance Army, started popping up in my Facebook newsfeed. I didn’t think much of it as my newsfeed is usually pretty full with articles … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Osama bin Laden, Uganda
Tagged advocacy, ICC, International Criminal Court, Invisible Children, Kony 2012, Kony campaign, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, LRA campagin, Odhiambo, US deployment, Vincent Otti
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