Resolve

• Will Uganda reinstate the heart of the Amnesty Act?

  Just over a year ago I wrote a post arguing that the Ugandan government should renew the country’s Amnesty Act because it was crucial to encouraging members of the LRA to peacefully return home. I guess Ugandan ministers don’t read our blog very closely, because a few weeks later the Ugandan government gutted the Act, [...] Posted May 22, 2013 by Paul in From the Team
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  Why can’t the UN get funding for its LRA strategy?

  In June 2012, to great fanfare, the UN Secretary General released a UN regional strategy on the LRA. The strategy was designed to help coordinate and improve the counter-LRA efforts of the alphabet soup of UN agencies, peacekeeping missions, and senior officials working on the crisis. For donors and civil society groups, one particular hope [...] Posted May 20, 2013 by Paul in From the Team
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  Report: Sudan’s renewed support to the LRA

  Our new report shows that for the last four years the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) allowed LRA fighters – including Joseph Kony himself – to periodically use the Kafia Kingi enclave as a safe haven from which to avoid pursuing troops. Posted April 26, 2013 by Paul in News & Analysis
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  Behind the scenes: Using satellite imagery to find Kony’s camp

  More details on our recent "Hidden In Plain Sight" report. How did we locate the camp? Why are we confident it is actually the LRA's camp, where Kony is thought to have resided? And how did we get the imagery? Posted by Michael in News & Analysis
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  Q&A on new rewards for Kony & Co

  Earlier today, the State Department announced that LRA leaders Joseph Kony, Dominic Ongwen, and Okot Odhiambio were being added to the US War Crimes Rewards (WCR) program. Posted April 3, 2013 by Michael in News & Analysis
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  The high stakes of withdrawal

  The Resolve joined local organizations in urging Uganda and the US to stay committed in the fight to stop LRA violence. Posted April 2, 2013 by Michael in From the Team | News & Analysis
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  Counter-LRA operations suspended

  US and Ugandan counter-LRA efforts have been suspended due to upheaval in the Central African Republic. Posted March 28, 2013 by Michael in News & Analysis
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  28 released from LRA captivity

  On March 21, we heard the great news that 28 women and children were released from LRA captivity. Posted by admin in From the Team
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  Could upheaval in CAR spell the end for operations against the LRA?

  A violent change of government that took place in the Central African Republic over the weekend could lead to the withdrawal of Ugandan and US forces working to track down the LRA, with potentially devastating consequences. Posted March 26, 2013 by Michael in News & Analysis
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  Bring them home: Kickstarting research on LRA defections

  Our Director of Policy is headed out on a research project examining how best to encourage members of the LRA to escape peacefully and to defect from the rebel group. Posted March 22, 2013 by Paul in From the Team
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  We’re changing our name, but never our mission

  While our name is getting a facelift, our mission remains the same, and our commitment to seeing peace in areas of central Africa affected by the LRA crisis is as strong as ever. Posted February 15, 2013 by Michael in From the Team
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  From the Crisis Tracker: Good news on defections, but LRA still abducted 517 people in 2012

  Today we released the LRA Crisis Tracker Annual Security Brief. The brief analyzes trends and movements in LRA activity throughout 2012. Posted February 4, 2013 by Paul in Featured | From the Team | LRA Crisis Tracker | News & Analysis