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Uganda DR Congo: Suspected War Criminal Wanted International Court Unseals Arrest Warrant Against Bosco Ntaganda Congolese officials and UN peacekeepers should take swift action to enforce the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant against a rebel leader accused of forcibly conscripting child soldiers and of other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. April 29, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Coercion and Intimidation of Child Soldiers to Participate in Violence Child soldiers are often compelled by their commanders to engage in combat operations, participate in human rights abuses against civilians, and carry out punishments against fellow soldiers under threat of severe punishment or execution. In this backgrounder, Human Rights Watch describes methods of coercion and intimidation used against child soldiers serving in armed conflicts in Angola, Burma, Colombia, Liberia, Nepal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. April 16, 2008 Background Briefing Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Analysis of the Annex to the June 29 Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation Human Rights Watch’s Fourth Memorandum on Justice Issues and the Juba Talks As part of the peace talks on the conflict in northern Uganda, the government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) on February 19, 2008, signed an important annex to their June 29, 2007, agreement on principles for accountability and reconciliation. This memorandum provides an analysis of the annex, which contains measures to implement the June 29 agreement, which include trials for the most serious crimes and a truth commission, reparations, and traditional justice practices. February 21, 2008 Memorandum Uganda: New Accord Provides for War Crimes Trials Prosecuting Rights Abusers Will Require Political Will, Legal Reforms The agreement announced today between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army is a major step, but provisions on war crimes trials must be effectively put into practice for sustainable peace and justice in northern Uganda, Human Rights Watch said today. February 19, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Religious Leaders Call on Government of Uganda to Protect the Rights of Gays and Lesbians A coalition of 120 religious leaders has called on the government of Uganda to protect the human rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) citizens in the East African nation. February 15, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Germany: Promote Respect for Human Rights and Justice for Serious Crimes Letter to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany upon his visit to Uganda and Rwanda We write to ask you to use the opportunities offered by your visits to Uganda and Rwanda to contribute, as Germany has so often done in the past, to the promotion of respect for human rights and justice for serious crimes under international law. January 31, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Statement by Richard Dicker to the Sixth Session of the Assembly of States Parties The ICC has made important strides in the past year. It has issued arrest warrants for alleged perpetrators of grave crimes in three country situations. It has opened a fourth investigation in the Central African Republic and has started preparing for its first trial, which will begin in the spring of 2008. Through its field offices in four countries, there has been important progress in enhancing the court’s presence on the ground. We have also seen important developments in case law emanating from the pre-trial chambers. December 7, 2007 Oral Statement Printer friendly version UN: ICC Needs Backing to Bring Justice for War Crimes Secretary-General to Address ICC Meeting at UN Headquarters The United Nations secretariat and the 105 states that have joined the International Criminal Court should step up support for the court so that it can bring justice for war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today as the ICC opens its annual meeting in New York. November 30, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to President Bush on Human Rights in Uganda October 29, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version US/Uganda: Bush, Museveni Should Talk Human Rights Justice for Atrocities in Uganda, Protection in Somalia President George W. Bush should press his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on key human rights issues when the two leaders meet at the White House on October 30, Human Rights Watch said in a letter made public today. October 29, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to Congressional Caucus about US support for Ugandan homophobia Human Rights Watch is gravely concerned by an expanding pattern of attacks in Uganda upon the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. In recent weeks, members of President Yoweri Museveni’s government have called for enforcement of the country’s draconian sodomy law—which punishes consensual same-sex sexual relations with up to life in prison—and have reportedly threatened to pass new laws extending and expanding the reach of punishment. Such threats are part of a long-standing pattern of harassment and state condemnation of people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. October 11, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Letter to US Global AIDS Coordinator about “Abstinence-Only” Funding and Homophobia in Uganda Human Rights Watch is gravely concerned by an expanding pattern of attacks in Uganda upon the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. In recent weeks, members of President Yoweri Museveni’s government have called for enforcement of the country’s draconian sodomy law—which punishes consensual same-sex sexual relations with up to life in prison—and have reportedly threatened to pass new laws extending and expanding the reach of punishment. Such threats are part of a long-standing pattern of harassment and state condemnation of people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. October 11, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Uganda: Rising Homophobia Threatens HIV Prevention US Should Halt Role in Funding Prejudice and Fear As Ugandan officials and the Ugandan media intensify attacks on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, the US government should condemn these threats, and clarify that it does not support using its HIV/AIDS funding to promote homophobia, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to US officials. October 11, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Particular Challenges for Uganda in Conducting National Trials for Serious Crimes Human Rights Watch’s Third Memorandum on Justice Issues and the Juba Talks Human Rights Watch believes that prosecutions for the most serious crimes committed by both sides during the conflict, together with broader accountability measures, are crucial to ensure justice and a durable peace for northern Uganda. In this regard, Human Rights Watch strongly supports the arrest warrants issued in 2005 by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for four LRA leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. These cases are a major opportunity to see that justice is done for some of the atrocities committed. September 30, 2007 Memorandum UN: Summit on Africa Should Not Overlook Justice United Nations Security Council leaders meeting today to discuss peace and security in Africa should not leave justice off the agenda, Human Rights Watch said. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is chairing the meeting this afternoon in New York. September 25, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Germany: Continue to Take Lead in Struggle for Justice Conference in Berlin to Discuss War Crimes Court The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made important progress since its creation five years ago, but the court continues to face major challenges, said Amnesty International, the German Red Cross, the United Nation Association of Germany and Human Rights Watch in a joint statement today. This message will be the theme of a two-day conference that the organizations are convening in Berlin on September 21-22, to galvanize public support in Germany for the International Criminal Court. September 21, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Uganda: Army Abuses Civilians in Plan to Secure Karamoja Government Efforts to End Impunity Fall Short Ugandan soldiers have tortured and unlawfully killed civilians during law enforcement operations in the Karamoja region, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government’s efforts to redress and prevent these abuses are promising but insufficient. September 11, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version “Get the Gun!” Human Rights Violations by Uganda’s National Army in Law Enforcement Operations in Karamoja Region
HRW Index No.: A1913 September 11, 2007 Report Download PDF, 729 KB, 99 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Letter to Ugandan President Regarding Homphobia and HIV On behalf of Human Rights Watch, I write to express our serious concern over recent threatening statements from members of your government against the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Uganda. Such threats are part of a long-standing pattern of harassment and state condemnation of people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. In a climate where one group is singled out as not entitled to basic human rights, the rights of all Ugandans can be threatened. In a climate where silence about sexuality is enforced by state action, the health of all Ugandans is at risk amid the HIV/AIDS pandemic. August 22, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version |
Chicago NPR interviews Human Rights Watch researcher Jemera Rone on northern Uganda Audio, February 25, 2004  
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