A Ugandan court has ordered the government to compensate victims of former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo for war crimes committed during the group's insurgency.
A Uganda n International Crimes Division Court has ordered the Uganda n government to pay reparations to war crimes victims affected by atrocities committed by former Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo . The court ordered payments of $2,700 for families of deceased victims and $1,350 for survivors of gender-based violence.
Kwoyelo was found to be incapable of compensating the victims due to his 'indigent' status, resulting in the court ordering that the government bear the costs. The LRA, founded in 1986 by Joseph Kony, led a more than 20-year insurgency against the Ugandan government and is accused of multiple massacres. Kony remains at large
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