• Central African Republic: LRA Attack Near Hunting Reserve
    Jul 8, 2012
    Press release
    The Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), carried out attacks from June 21 to 25, 2012, near a remote hunting concession outside Bakouma, in the Central African Republic (CAR). The attackers killed at least two civilians and abducted at least 14 others. The attacks followed killings of 13 civilians in the same area in March.
  • Central African Republic: LRA Attacks Escalate
    Apr 20, 2012
    Press release
    The Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has increased its attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) since the beginning of 2012, putting civilians in affected areas in need of urgent protection. Attacks also continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • US/Central Africa: Protect Civilians From LRA Abuses
    May 23, 2011
    Press release
    The United States government should step up efforts to protect civilians in central Africa from abuses by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a coalition of 39 human rights and humanitarian organizations said today. The organizations urged the Obama administration to appoint a special envoy for the African Great Lakes region with a mandate extending to LRA-affected areas, to support stronger United Nations peacekeeping and to intensify efforts to arrest three LRA leaders being sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • President Obama: Rapid Action Needed on Central Africa Violence
    Nov 25, 2010
    Press release
    President Barack Obama should move swiftly to implement a strategy released on November 24, 2010, to stop atrocities committed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and help affected communities rebuild. The rebel group has carried out one of the world's longest-running and most brutal insurgencies.
  • ICC: Trial Opens for Congo’s Ex-Vice President
    Nov 22, 2010
    Press release
    Judges of Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin hearing evidence on Monday, November 22, 2010, in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former vice president of Congo, rebel leader, and leader of Congo's main opposition party.
  • Congo/Central African Republic: LRA Victims Appeal to Obama
    Nov 11, 2010
    Press release
    Victims of atrocities by the Lord’s Resistance Army have sent emotional personal pleas to US President Barack Obama, calling for urgent action to end attacks by the rebel group.
  • CAR/DR Congo: LRA Conducts Massive Abduction Campaign
    Aug 11, 2010
    Press release
    The Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has abducted more than 697 adults and children in a largely unreported campaign in the Central African Republic and the neighboring Bas Uele district of northern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past 18 months.
  • DR Congo: Lord’s Resistance Army Rampage Kills 321
    Mar 28, 2010
    Press release
    The rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) killed at least 321 civilians and abducted 250 others, including at least 80 children, during a previously unreported four-day rampage in the Makombo area of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo in December 2009.
  • Central African Republic: Civilians Need Protection
    Dec 21, 2008
    Press release
    While the government and rebel groups take steps toward ending the civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR), civilians in the northwestern part of the country are being abused at the hands of a variety of armed groups.
  • ICC: Members Should Confront Critics and Increase Cooperation
    Nov 12, 2008
    Press release
    International Criminal Court (ICC) member countries should speak up to support the court's independence and mandate during their annual meeting beginning November 14, 2008.