A womans pleads with the Uganda Security forces in Lira. Begging them to stop shooting in the crowd. The Villages were rioting after a Massacre of over 250 People by the LRA. Barlonyo Massacre.The woman lost his son to the LRA and later lost a sister to the Government anti Riot Security Forces.
There is considerable anger and anguish amoungst the people. They accussed the Government of failure to protect them from the LRA. The after Math of the LRA attack caused farther retribution deaths to certain Acholi tribe members in lira. The LRA which is attributed to be an ACHOLI creation caused the people to avenge on any acholi who seemed to be linked to LRA. This farther created a divide between the people of Acholi and the Lango tribe in Lira. Very Sad and Tragic.
Very Sad list of Dead or missing Acholi children under the age of 5 years old. Some of the Children died from diseases as a result of harsh conditions imposed on the camps by the UPDF in the camps. Others were abdcucted or killed by the LRA in their raids..
Look closely and read each note below the pictures.
An ambush of a young boy named Paul, a prospective acholi small time trader. He was shot and Killed in Kitgum by the LRA in an ambush, while he was taking his small merchandise on the back of his bycycle to sell at a local nearby Market. His Greif filled mother attempts to close his eyes shut. Very Sad.
Gen Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, who also leads the UPDF(Uganda Government Troops) Is accussed of signing a presidential Decree Ordering that the acholi People be forced to into Camps known as IDP camps(internal Displaced People's Camps). Over 1,100,000 acholi's were rounded from the country sides and forced into these overly populated camps.
The Acholi in these camps were left inadequately protected from the rebels. The Camp dwellers were left with no food, water, medicine and basic essential services like churches, Schools etc. The acholi People have died in thousands in these camps from secondary causes like diseases,(AIDS, Cholera, Malaria) They also died from primary causes such as Rebel Raids, UPDF military officer muders and Tortures, Rampant Fires etc.
Social Causes have disseminated the acholi way of life. Torn Family and cultural structures and left a populace seriously disfigured, mentaly, Spiritually, socially and economicly.
ICC Indicted LRA Leader, Joseph Kony taking a swim...probably Somewhere in the Jungles of Congo
LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony
IDP (Internally Displaced Peoples Camp) Pictures of huts in IDP camps
retired Bishop ochola. Bishop for Northern Uganda. Now an international Activist to end the War In Northern Uganda
Aspiring Acholi Model, Achan Living in the USA
Gen James Kazini, Uganda Army Officer and former right hand man of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni. Kazini was instrumental in the Placement of the Acholi in IDP camps. Kazizni is also accused of looting resources in the Congo as well as commiting grave human rights in the Congo
Pictures of former Wifes to LRA rebels.