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IDP's in Uganda

By kcreighton - 4/24/2008 The Benet people are a small sub-group of the Sabinyas indigenous to the slopes of Mt. Elgon in Uganda. Stretching back to colonial times there has been a land dispute between the government and the Benet people over a strip of land at the base of Mt. Elgon National Park. Up till now the Benet people have been allowed to remain in the park living their traditional lifestyle.

12/10/2006 - New horizons for child-mother center in northern uganda

By coreyfh - 12/11/2006 For nearly 20 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, has waged a bitter war against the Ugandan government. More than 10 years ago, the LRA began abducting children as young as 7 or 8 years old. The rebel group forced these children to fight, brainwashing them and teaching them to kill. Many of the young girls who were abducted were given to LRA commanders as “wives.” It is estimated that more than 80 percent of the LRA members are children.