Tag Archives: Thomas Kwoyelo

Is this Justice? Prosecuting the Ghost of Joseph Kony at the International Criminal Court

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Mark Kersten

We sat beneath the mango trees at a hotel in Gulu, northern Uganda, the epicenter of a horrific civil war between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan government forces. It was 2011 and the three decommissioned LRA commanders asked … Continue reading →

Posted in International Crimes Division (Uganda), International Criminal Court (ICC), Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), northern Uganda, Uganda | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

A Rebel’s Escape – An LRA Commander Tells His Story

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Scott Ross joins JiC to report and share his thoughts on the story of Caesar Acellam, the rebel commander who defected from the Lord’s Resistance Army last year. Scott is the author of the blog Backslash Scott and is a graduate … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo, Justice, Kwoyelo Trial, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Uganda | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

The Path Towards Prosecution: An End to Amnesty in Northern Uganda

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Mark Kersten

Mark Schenkel joins us for this insightful and thought-provoking guest-post on the expiry of Uganda’s Amnesty Act and its implications for transitional justice in northern Uganda. Mark is a Dutch journalist based in Kampala, Uganda. He covers developments in East … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty, Kwoyelo Trial, Transitional Justice, Uganda | Tagged , | 3 Comments