Tag Archives: Joseph Kony

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 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 …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Former warlord Thomas Kwoyelo has revealed that Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army -LRA spared his life on the advice of his “spirits” during their time in the Bush. This was part of the testimony Kwoyelo presented before the International Crimes Division …

New moves in hunt for LRA warlord COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | At 63 years of age, Joseph Kony; the commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, remains the longest running fugitive from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. But his days on the run could end …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 1,000 members of West Nile Kony War Victims group have again protested the delays by the government to pay their compensation even after speaking to President Museveni on June 20, 2022. Between 1988 and 1999, over 1,000 businessmen and women from West Nile suffered …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says it will add additional charges against the elusive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader, Joseph Kony once a confirmation charge hearing is granted by Pre-trial Chamber II Judges. The ICC issued an arrest warrant …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joseph Kony war victims in the West Nile sub region have staged a peaceful demonstration over delayed compensation by the government for the losses incurred during the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency. The war victims converged near the office of the Prime Minister-Arua and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 26 years ago on April 20, 1995, Vincent Otti commanded rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA and massacred 301 civilians by shooting in Atiak. Otti who was the Deputy of the LRA Commander Joseph Kony ordered the killing of innocent civilians in his village to prove …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dominic Ongwen’s conviction at the International Criminal Court -ICC has reopened a grim memory of his abduction among his family and friends, and added more pain of perhaps never seeing him again. Ongwen, the former commander of the LRA Sinia Brigade was convicted on …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The United States government has maintained a reward of up to USD 5 million (18.2 billion Shillings) for information that leads to the arrest, transfer, or conviction of Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army.   The reward was first announced by the Obama …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The International Criminal Court (ICC) has set January 12, the day it will deliver judgement in a case where the former Sinia Brigade commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army Dominic Ongwen is accused of war crimes. This is according to a press release issued by …