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Tuesday February 16 2021
People watch the verdict of Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier-turned-commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), in Gulu, Uganda on February 4. The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, convicted Dominic Ongwen of war crimes and crimes against humanity. PHOTO/AFP
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If international days mostly remain incognito, the International Day against the use of child soldiers is particularly important in Uganda, especially a few days after the conviction of Dominic Ongwen.
This former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) top commander, has been found guilty of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including the forced conscription of children during armed conflict.
February 13, 2021 Dominic Ongwen
12 February is the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, also known as red hand day . The verdict issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Dominic Ongwen last week reminds us that this plague also hit Uganda during the darkest years of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda.
The mixed feelings his conviction triggered among the population highlights the moral and legal dilemma of judging a child .even when he s grown up. The time is now ripe to embrace reconciliation as it is key to the healing process in northern Uganda.
If international days mostly remain incognito, the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers is particularly important in Uganda, especially a few days after the conviction of Dominic Ongwen.