Will Uganda Pay Up for Congo Occupation?
Official says Kampala may never pay reparations despite the international court ruling on the Ugandan occupation of Ituri province.
Official says Kampala may never pay reparations despite the international court ruling on the Ugandan occupation of Ituri province.
But it remains unclear whose name will be on the arrest warrant.
He says his government may urge ICC to drop LRA indictments if rebels conclude peace deal.
A leading proponent of peace negotiations between LRA and Ugandan government urges rebel group to prepare for Hague trials.
Rebels dismiss government appeal for the release of people held against their will.
Research data suggest that northern Uganda’s rebels kidnapped and forcibly conscripted nearly 80,000 people over the years, including twice as many children as previously believed.
Leading LRA suspect says Hague court would also have to indict members of the Ugandan army.
Peace talks still deadlocked by rebel demands that international court indictments be dropped.
Human rights groups welcome the move, but say the ICC should have filed similar charges in Uganda, Sudan and Congo.
Court says rape of civilians in the Central African Republic was committed in numbers that cannot be ignored under international law.