The ICC Arrest Warrants for the Lord's Resistance Army Leaders and Peace Prospects for Northern Uganda

Apuuli, Kasaija Phillip

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“…However, the country has continued to experience sporadic and isolated incidents of armed violence since the formal end of the conflict. The armed conflict in Northern Uganda on the other hand started as an insurgency launched by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army against the Ugandan national army, Uganda Peoples Defence Force [ 29 ]. The war lasted from 1986 until 2006 and was described by Jan Egeland, the then UN Special Representative for Humanitarian Affairs, as ‘the worst forgotten humanitarian crisis in the world’ [ 30 ].…”

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Barriers in the Delivery of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Post-Conflict Africa: Qualitative Case Studies of Burundi and Northern Uganda

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Bulage²,

Urdal

et al. 2015

PLoS ONE

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ObjectivesMaternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity rates are particularly grim in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis settings, a situation partly blamed on non-availability and/or poor quality of emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) services. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers to effective delivery of EmONC services in post-conflict Burundi and Northern Uganda, in order to provide policy makers and other relevant stakeholders context-relevant data on improving the delivery of these lifesaving services.MethodsThis was a qualitative comparative case study that used 42 face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews and 4 focus group discussions for data collection. Participants were 32 local health providers and 37 staff of NGOs working in the area of maternal health. Data was analysed using the framework approach.ResultsThe availability, quality and distribution of EmONC services were major challenges across the sites. The barriers in the delivery of quality EmONC services were categorised into two major themes; human resources-related challenges, and systemic and institutional failures. While some of the barriers were similar, others were unique to specific sites. The common barriers included shortage of qualified staff; lack of essential installations, supplies and medications; increasing workload, burn-out and turnover; and poor data collection and monitoring systems. Barriers unique to Northern Uganda were demoralised personnel and lack of recognition; poor referral system; inefficient drug supply system; staff absenteeism in rural areas; and poor coordination among key personnel. In Burundi, weak curriculum; poor harmonisation and coordination of training; and inefficient allocation of resources were the unique challenges. To improve the situation across the sites, efforts are ongoing to improve the training and recruitment of more staff; harmonise and strengthen the curriculum and training; increase the number of EmONC facilities; and improve staff supervision, monitoring and support.ConclusionsPost-conflict health systems face different challenges in the delivery of EmONC services and as such require context-specific interventions to improve the delivery of these services.

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Barriers in the Delivery of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Post-Conflict Africa: Qualitative Case Studies of Burundi and Northern Uganda

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Bulage²,

Urdal

et al. 2015

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“…88 Such a strict line, though, may have put the OTP in a collision course with local efforts to achieve peace-particularly with regard to the 2000 Ugandan Amnesty Act. 89 For some Ugandans, the OTP was an obstacle for peace, 90 and certain local commentators faulted the OTP's intervention as one of the causes behind the collapse of the talks. 91 The Ugandan experience, and Colombia's civil society insistence, may have nudged the OTP toward adopting a more flexible approach, as reflected in Deputy-Prosecutor Stewart's 2015 speech.…”

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Prosecutorial Politics: The ICC's Influence in Colombian Peace Processes, 2003–2017

Urueña

2017

Am. j. int. law

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In August 2016, in Havana, Cuba, the Colombian Government signed a peace agreement with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo, FARC-EP, after four years of negotiations. The agreement provided a window of hope that Colombia's fifty-year armed struggle, the longest-running conflict in Latin America, would finally come to a close. One actor in these negotiations, whose considerable influence has been underappreciated, is the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Colombia has been under preliminary examination by the OTP since 2004. In addition to discharging its investigatory function, the ICC prosecutor has actively influenced the negotiation of two peace processes: first, the 2005 peace process with the paramilitaries; and more recently, the tumultuous negotiations with the FARC. This Comment explores the specific pathways of the OTP's influence in the Colombian peace process, and the broader lessons this episode holds for the ICC's work and for the continuing negotiations in Colombia.

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“…People want this war to stop. If we follow the ICC in branding the LRA criminals, it won't stop’ (Apuuli 2006:184). Ochola further averred that ‘the ICC probe must come after the war has ended’ (Apuuli 2004:407).…”

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“…In October 2005, the ICC issued arrest warrants for five LRA commanders including its leader, Joseph Kony. Kony and his commanders were charged with various counts of crimes against humanity, including inter alia sexual enslavement, rape, and murder; and war crimes including inter alia enlisting children, pillaging, and murder (Apuuli 2006). When peace talks opened in Juba in 2006, the warrants became a sticking point impeding the conclusion of the final peace agreement, with the LRA representatives arguing that the group would not conclude a peace agreement when the warrants were ‘hanging around the necks’ of their commanders.…”

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The ICC Arrest Warrants for the Lord's Resistance Army Leaders and Peace Prospects for Northern Uganda

Cited by 60 publications

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Barriers in the Delivery of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Post-Conflict Africa: Qualitative Case Studies of Burundi and Northern Uganda

Barriers in the Delivery of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Post-Conflict Africa: Qualitative Case Studies of Burundi and Northern Uganda

Prosecutorial Politics: The ICC's Influence in Colombian Peace Processes, 2003–2017

Peace over Justice: The Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) vs. the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Northern Uganda

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