The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a sectarian christian militant group in Northern Uganda. The group was formed in 1987 and it is led by Joseph Kony, Deputy Vincent Otti, and LRA commanders Raska Lukwiya, Okot Odhiambo and Dominic Ongwen.
Their motive is to armed rebellion against Ugandan government so as to ensure that there is peace and security in Uganda. LRA was involved in human rights violations which include murder, abduction, sexual enslavement of women and children, and forcing children to participate in hostilities. The LRA operates mainly in northern Uganda, but also in parts of Sudan and DR Congo. The LRA tried to overthrow the Uganda government and they used violence on people in Northern Uganda. They targeted at local government officals, employees and local NGO workers. In addition, they abducted huge numbers of civilians, which were mainly children and young adults. Some victims were beaten, raped and forced to march until they were tired.
Their motive is to armed rebellion against Ugandan government so as to ensure that there is peace and security in Uganda. LRA was involved in human rights violations which include murder, abduction, sexual enslavement of women and children, and forcing children to participate in hostilities. The LRA operates mainly in northern Uganda, but also in parts of Sudan and DR Congo. The LRA tried to overthrow the Uganda government and they used violence on people in Northern Uganda. They targeted at local government officals, employees and local NGO workers. In addition, they abducted huge numbers of civilians, which were mainly children and young adults. Some victims were beaten, raped and forced to march until they were tired.
The government of Southern Sudan are the ones who support the LRA and they provide them with military assistance whenever they need help. The government also supplies them with cash and food as an incentive to stop them from attacking Southern Sudanese citizens. However, the government of Southern Sudan has stopped aiding the LRA since 2002.
On the other hand, there are several groups who oppose them. These groups are the International Criminal Court and the Ugandan government. The International Criminal Court tried several ways to stop the LRA such as giving warning letters to the LRA. Unfortunately, the LRA ignored them.
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