April 1998
In the Ugandan civil war, most of the victims and perpetrators of violence are children. North Uganda has been devastated by the LRA, the Lord's Resistance Army. The LRA's standard initi...
April 1998 In the Ugandan civil war, most of the victims and perpetrators of violence are children. North Uganda has been devastated by the LRA, the Lord's Resistance Army. The LRA's standard initiation involves recruiting children, after torturing and executing their parents, and then training them to become killers. Thousands of children have been turned into soldiers or sex slaves. The LRA wants to gain control over all of Uganda and then implement a government ruled by the Ten Commandments. For the moment their commandments are rather more hellish. One of their most recent and esoteric edicts has been against the riding of bicycles - anyone caught doing so has both their feet cut off on the spot. One missionary school fell prey to the LRA in the dead of night. Working all night, the rebels chiselled right through the dormitory walls. They abducted the 130 girls inside. A brave nun chased them through the night and begged the LRA Commander to give back the girls. He gave most back, but kept 30. Today their beds are empty, and their parents beg Musseveni to negotiate with the LRA for their return from camps in neighbouring Sudan. But Musseveni tells us his army will defeat the LRA in war, then the abductions will stop. Those who do escape the LRA's clutches are encouraged to dance or act their horror out. 10 year old Francis was asked to stab a woman as others beat her up, or be shot himself. "We left her dead, holding her baby." One of those who was forced to abduct children into the LRA says he himself killed 120 people.
Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
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The cause of most wars is religion or tribes who for decades or even centuries have fought each other. Rwanda, Burundi, Balkins, Lebanon, Palestine, Congo, Kashmir, Chechnya, Dagistan, Sudan, Iraq, Ireland, Israel.........
Museveni is given positive comments yet he has failed to settle this issue for 25 years that he has been in power he spends his time on simple issues like who sent who sms yet people are losing lives. and i believe Museveni is the worst thing that has happened to us ugandans for he has done every thing for him self other that the people he represents
That is so true. Our democracy has had time to evolve. Before the colonialists came, they were living in tribal kingdoms, and all of a sudden our so-called values were forced upon them. I'm ashamed to say that it is we, the Europeans, who are responsible for most of the problems in Africa
those lra are a bunch of pussys! i mean they need kids to kill for them!? what kind of army is that AND they kill innocent people. i'd like to see those pussys (not the kids) fight the american army...
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I'm going to donate money to them so they can buy more weapons!