Child Soldiers

Many of us have heard of the horrors in Uganda through different organizations like Invisible Children, which launched the awareness video “Kony 2012” earlier this year. While Invisible Children is on a mission to raise awareness for the actions of Joseph Kony – leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) – another project, Village of [...]  

On the organisation's official YouTube.com page over 74 million people have viewed the 29-minute movie. However, all the attention has brought much criticism to the foundation responsible for making the video. "It's been difficult to read some of the ...  

But Uganda's public prosecutor has said the amnesty law ... as well as forcibly recruiting children to serve as soldiers and sex slaves. The Ugandan army is being assisted in its hunt for Kony by soldiers from other African nations, as well ...  

At the same time “Kony 2012” inspired actions around the world, the organization behind the film, Invisible Children, became embroiled in controversy. However, the film’s creators have stood by their project and say they plan to continue ...  

Uganda says it has captured a top commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, the guerrilla movement notorious for its attacks on civilians and use of child soldiers. Ugandan commanders displayed Caesar Achellam to reporters after his capture in what they said was a weekend raid in the Central African Republic. The CAR is one of several African Union countries that has committed troops to hunt down LRA chieftain Joseph Kony, who is wanted for...