Uprooted and Forgotten
Impunity and Human Rights Abuses in Northern Uganda

Glossary of Acronyms

Summary

Abbreviated Recommendations

To the Government of Uganda
To the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces
To the Lord’s Resistance Army
To the International Criminal Court
To the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
To the Uganda Human Rights Commission
To the World Bank and the International Donor Community
To the Uganda Government (including the UPDF and UHRC), Humanitarian Organizations and Donors

Background

Abuses by the LRA and the UPDF against Civilians

By the LRA

Willful killing of civilians
Torture and Other Mistreatment
Mutilations
Rape
Abductions

By the UPDF

Willful killing of civilians
UPDF 11^th Battalion: Cwero and Awach, Gulu district
Torture and Other Mistreatment by UPDF soldiers
Rape by UPDF Soldiers
Arbitrary arrest and Detention

The Lack of Accountability

LRA Impunity

Amnesty and Reconciliation

UPDF Impunity

Inadequate Response and Ineffective Remedies for Abuses by the UPDF
Fear of and Intimidation by UPDF Impedes Accountability

Lack of Police Presence in Northern Uganda
The Weak Judicial System in Northern Uganda
Ugandan Nongovernmental Human Rights Monitoring Organizations in Northern Uganda
Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) in Northern Uganda
The International Criminal Court
Ongoing Peace Negotiations and the ICC
Justice and Reconciliation: What Do the Victims Want?
Not the ICC Alone: Comprehensive Mechanisms for Peace and Justice in Uganda

Lack of Protection for Civilians

Humanitarian Crisis
International Protection Activities for the Displaced: Protection Officers and Working Groups
The Government’s Forced Displacement in Northern Uganda
Government Protection and Safety for the Internally Displaced

Full Recommendations

To the Government of Uganda
To the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces
To the Lord’s Resistance Army
To the International Criminal Court
To the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
To the Uganda Human Rights Commission
To the World Bank and the International Donor Community
To Humanitarian Organizations, OCHA (including the Inter-Agency Internal Displacement Division of OCHA), UNICEF and the UN Country Team for Uganda
To the Uganda Government (including the UPDF and UHRC), the Humanitarian Organizations, and the Donors

Acknowledgments

Vol. 17, No. 12(A)   September 2005