Name: Ugandan warlord’s LRA victims awarded share of £56m
Uploaded: 2024-02-28T14:00:08-05:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: Victims of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen have been awarded more than €52m ($56m; £44.5m) by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The order covers almost 50,000 people, including former child soldiers and children born out of rapes and forced marriages. Ongwen was a ruthless rebel commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). He is currently serving […]

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Ugandan warlord’s LRA victims awarded share of £56m

Victims of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen have been awarded more than €52m ($56m; £44.5m) by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The order covers almost 50,000 people, including former child soldiers and children born out of rapes and forced marriages. Ongwen was a ruthless rebel commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). He is currently serving […]

Peter Oloya – the Ugandan LRA child soldier who moulded a new future in art

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