...recently released. Many of the facts related to the conflict have been either modified or completely left out. So the question we must ask ourselves is: should Invisible Children, within their KONY 2012 video, be responsible for misrepresenting and diluting the overall complexity of the issue in order to raise money for their campaign? Ugandan History Uganda and Central Africa for that matter; have had conflict for many years. Due to its’ complex history there have been many reasons for the creation of the LRA and other rebel groups. Since 1962 divisions, due to ethnic conflict, armed rebellion has been seen by many groups in Uganda as the sole and legitimate means to express political grievances and attain political power.3In 1986, Yoweri Museveni took power over Uganda through his rebel army called the National Resistance Army (NRA). This was expected to end the division and rebellions during this period and long line of dictatorships but instead his rise to power perpetuated it. Since 1986 there have been at least 22 rebel groups created solely for resistance against Ugandan government; one of these groups was called the Uganda People's Democratic Army (UPDA). This group was created in southern Sudan to try and protect the Northern Ugandans from the NRA, which is the most impacted area of violence from these rebel groups. This rebel group gained popularity but despite this the UPDA ended up signing a peace...
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...W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children w U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies Wo m e n ’s C o m m i s s i o n f o r R e f u g e e Wo m e n & C h i l d r e n N e w Yo r k W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children Copyright © January 2000 by Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 1-58030-000-6 Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children 122 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10168-1289 tel. 212.551.3111 or 3088 fax. 212.551.3180 e-mail: wcrwc@intrescom.org www.intrescom.org/wcrwc.html w cover photographs © Rachel K. Jones, Marc Sommers, Sarah Samson, Holly Myers, Anne-Sophie Rosette, International Rescue Committee M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children seeks to improve the lives of refugee women and children through a vigorous program of public education and advocacy, and by acting as a technical resource. The Commission, founded in 1989 under the auspices of the International Rescue Committee, is the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to speaking out on behalf of women and children uprooted by armed conflict or persecution. Acknowledgments The Women’s Commission expresses its sincere...
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