Emerging Solutions Africa (ESA), the Uganda Victims Foundation (UVF) and Redress – organisations working with victims in the areas most affected by the two-decade long conflict in Uganda – welcome the approval by the Cabinet of Uganda of a Transitional Justice Policy (TJP) on 17 June 2019. The Policy brings… Read More
Between 1987 and 2006, an armed conflict waged between government forces under President Museveni and rebel forces opposing the government which tremendously affected the civilian population int he Greater North region of Uganda. Mass atrocities were committed by both sides of the conflict. Hundreds of thousands of persons were displaced,… Read More
This report, co-authored by REDRESS and Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), summarises the proceedings of a workshop on victim and witness protection at the International Crimes Division (ICD), the first domestic court in Uganda to try international crimes. Participants included ICD judges, registrar, prosecutors, and victims’ counsel, alongside national and international… Read More
In this brief, REDRESS provides an analysis of the victim participation framework enshrined in the International Crimes Division (ICD) rules adopted at the High Court in Uganda. The recommendations made herein are based on good practices identified by REDRESS in a study on victim participation in criminal proceedings across 22… Read More
REDRESS welcomes the transfer of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen to the International Criminal Court today as an important step towards accountability for the egregious crimes committed by the LRA against thousands of defenceless men, women and children in northern Uganda. “LRA leaders have evaded accountability for… Read More
In this briefing paper, the Uganda Victims Foundation identifies the categories of victims, types of interim support needed, processes necessary to meet the reparative needs and proposed time frames that the government policy should target for interim reparations. UVF is mindful that the government has to mobilise resources if it is to meet… Read More
The long-awaited signing of the Juba Peace Agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been delayed yet again, with LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony asking for further discussions at the eleventh hour. In response, the Uganda Victims Rights’ Working Group (U-VRWG) has today released… Read More