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...  

LIMERICK, Ireland, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When John O'Dowd's daughter came home from school determined to help stop African warlord Joseph Kony after viewing the "Kony 2012" viral video, O'Dowd was intrigued. As the drama around "Kony 2012" creator and Invisible Children...  

Recently, a new video produced by the American NGO Invisible Children focusing on Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been making the rounds. Having just returned from the Acholi region of Northern Uganda myself, where the LRA was born, I ...  

Tonight, April 20, is the Invisible Children organization’s “Cover the Night” campaign, where people all over the world are supposed to plaster their towns and cities with Kony 2012 posters. Invisible Children, the creators of the viral video “Kony 2012,” seek to increase pressure on American policymakers to help capture Joseph Kony, the brutal leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).  

I’ve read a little bit about Joseph Kony and his use of child soldiers in his Lord’s Resistance Army. It sounds terrible and I’m glad this Kony 2012 movie is bringing attention to it. Everywhere I go, I see these posters for the movie where a donkey and an elephant hug each other to show [...]  

THE HAGUE (AFP) - Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony will be captured or killed this year, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday. Luis Moreno-Ocampo added that the "Kony 2012" video, produced by the Invisible Children ...  

It seems the viral horde that spread the message of African warlord Joseph Kony got what it wanted, or maybe just had it all along. For about six months, U.S. Green Berets have been training and supporting soldiers in four nations on the hunt for the Lord’s Resistance Army leader. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Kony 2012 campaign, organized by Invisible Children, deserves credit for the military action: “Officials acknowledge that...  

Supporters of Joseph Kony, the famous Ugandan guerilla leader who uses children as soldiers, have been attacking a number of websites, including the one of Occupy Wall Street (occupywallst.org), NATO Protest (natoprotest.org), US Africa Command (africom ...  

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 ...  

Invisible Children's Kony2012 video has brought infamy to Central Africa's rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its leader, Joseph Kony. But many have criticised the campaign for ignoring voices from people on the ground. A group of ...  

As a result of that emotion, and my empathy for other mothers and their children, I am calling to all of you Huff ... by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and ...  

The LRA is accused of rape, mutilation, murder and the recruitment of child soldiers. A Ugandan army colonel told the ... Joseph Kony wants to install a government in Uganda based on the Biblical 10 Commandments Ugandan army spokesman, Colonel, Felix ...  

Mark Zuckerberg), big philanthropy names (Oprah, Angelina Jolie, Warren Buffett), and pop stars (Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber). Plus others. They also recommended contacting political figures. (Interestingly, they start with G.W ...  

"People who have defected have provided information on his ... spent force and remains a serious threat to civilians,” said Anneke Van Woudenberg, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch. Get daily or weekly updates from CSMonitor.com ...  

Former victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army are demanding an end to bloodshed and human rights violations in Central Africa, and that outlaw LRA leader Joseph Kony be brought to justice. U.S. lawmakers heard from a Ugandan man made famous by the KONY ...  

Kony, who rose to infamy after featuring in the online hit "Kony 2012" made by U.S. advocacy group Invisible Children, is still conducting his brutal campaign of rape, mutilation and abduction with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) from the ...  

From now on, non-profit organisations will strive to meet the benchmarks ... Invisible Children that posted the "Kony 2012" video on the web. In less than a week, Kony 2012 had become the most "viral" video in the history of internet and social medias.  

A few months before Invisible Children released Kony 2012, the U.S. sent about 100 troops to Central Africa to help hunt Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, and while the video's impact is debatable, it's certainly helping to keep those soldiers on ...  

Kony is wanted by the ICC for rape, mutilation and murder of civilians, as well as forcibly recruiting children to serve as soldiers and sex slaves. A multi-national force, led by Uganda and helped by 100 US Special Forces, has been chasing Kony in Uganda ...  

KONY 2012, Part Two: Beyond Famous, the second installment of San Diego-based non-profit Invisible Children (IC) about Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, has dropped. Gone are Jason Russell and his five-year-old son, who are ...  

In an effort to "recapture the narrative about Joseph Kony and Northern Uganda from Invisible Children," a group of honest-to-goodness Ugandans — journalists, photographers, storytellers, and other young professionals — united to launch UgandaSpeaks ...  

Tonight thousands of teenagers hit streets of the United States armed with T-shirts and posters as part of a campaign to make Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony even more famous than he already is. Sponsored by Invisible Children -- the U.S.-based advocacy ...  

On March 6, a viral video campaign smashed viewing records. 'Kony 2012' was produced by a US-based NGO named Invisible Children and called for support in arresting a Ugandan warlord, Joseph Kony. Less than a week after it was released, it had ...  

The director of the viral propaganda video "Kony 2012", Jason Russell of Invisible Children, created a personal website soliciting donations. The website was created using Tumblr with the title “Mail Me Mo Money” The site shows that Russell ...  

It shows wanted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony — made infamous by viral campaign Kony 2012 — and his child soldiers toting machine guns. Councillor Dobbie said he intended the artwork to raise awareness of Kony’s regime and the plight of his child army.  

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials are renewing a claim made ... and an online campaign this year by the advocacy group Invisible Children made Kony a YouTube sensation. "Kony has always been a pawn in the Khartoum chess game over South Sudan.  

The internet video Kony 2012 has garnered more than 100 million hits and has motivated viewers to support the arrest and trial of one of the world's most monstrous war criminals, Uganda's Joseph Kony. For this, the video's creator, Invisible Children ...  

was commissioned by West Lindsey District Councillor David Dobbie, and paid for out of his councillor's initiative fund. The new mural, on a legal graffiti wall, shows wanted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony and his child soldiers toting machine guns.  

To anyone who has spent time in Central Africa in general and Uganda in particular ... is currently on trial at the Hague, charged with using child soldiers, while another former leader of the group, Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed The Terminator and also ...  

Clashes erupted after Congolese President Joseph Kabila announced last month that he would try to arrest Ntaganda, known as the "Terminator," who is wanted for recruiting child soldiers to fight in northeastern Congo. Ntaganda, previously a ...  

New York, US - An international human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday said that the Uganda Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has increased their attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  

On Mar. 5, what quickly became the most viral video of all time was released by Invisible Children (IC), a San Diego-based, non-profit organization that launched a new initiative to bring to light the crimes of Ugandan dictator Joseph Kony, the ...  

President Museveni decorates IGP Kayihura for great service to the country
 President Yoweri Museveni is a very skilled politician and he doesn’t say or write things without thinking seriously about them. On Sunday evening, while launching Uganda’s Golden Jubilee celebrations at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Museveni gave a spirited defense of the Police Force, which lately has come under fire for human rights abuses with some…  

Invisible Children Inc.'s Cover the Night campaign, a worldwide mobilization fueled by the Internet and social media to help capture notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, left parts of Berkshire County with mixed reactions over the weekend and ...  

Using this strategy, Invisible Children's goal is to detain Kony by December 2012. Invisible Children was started in 2004 after Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole traveled to Uganda to film a documentary, Invisible Childern: The Rough ...  

The WVU Student Advocates for Invisible Children participated in the nationwide event to spread the word about Joseph Kony, a Ugandan leader ... Sociology professor Daniel Brewster helped lead the event, which aimed to cover major cities across ...  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fl., April 21, 2012 – The Kony 2012 video helped raise international awareness of the problem of forced conscription of children into the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Since the popularity of the viral video and ...  

[HRW] The Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has increased its attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) since the beginning of 2012, putting civilians in affected areas in need of urgent protection, Human Rights Watch said today. Attacks also continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  

Luis Moreno-Ocampo added that the "Kony 2012" video, produced by the Invisible Children advocacy group and viewed nearly 100 million times online, forever changed a conflict that has raged since the late 1980s in relative obscurity. "We reached a complete ...  

Taylor, the former Liberian president, was unanimously found guilty of sponsoring murderous rebel groups in neighboring ... sexual slavery and conscripting child soldiers. Joseph Kony may have gotten the world's attention for his underage militia in ...  

The ICC on 14 March found Lubanga guilty of conscripting child soldiers in the northeastern DRC region of ... After gathering at the border junction between the DRC, Rwanda and Uganda, they attempted a takeover of Bunagana town, along the DRC-Uganda ...  

The word "Kony" has been spray-painted upon the Walker Art Center's "Spoonbridge and Cherry" sculpture. Joseph Kony is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan guerrilla group accused of abducting children to become child-sex slaves and child soldiers.  

Somalia, Darfur, and more recently the mining ban in the Democratic ... Key Bits of Misinformation. The 30,000 abducted child soldiers refers to all kidnapped over the course of 20 years, not the current size of the LRA, which is has reportedly been ...  

The mural takes pride of place on a building at a council-owned playing fields but the art's positioning has been lambasted by parents as "disgusting" and "irresponsible". The artwork on the changing rooms at the playing field in Gainsborough, Lincs.  

In light of the new response video by Ben Keesey, CEO of Invisible Children, I want to explain why the organization is an effective, credible and transparent charity organization. In the video Keesey explains many of the criticisms that have been leveled ...  

With good reason and mostly good intentions, critics of the viral “KONY 2012” activism movie produced by Invisible Children have complained a lot about the organization’s supposedly “shady” finances. I have worked with the organization for the ...  

It said: "Make Him Famous" referring to the now notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and his band of kidnapped child soldiers, known as the Lord's Resistance Army. The poster was part of the campaign by San Diego-based NGO Invisible Children to ...  

... end the exploitation of child soldiers. About 35 people listened to Adong’s story after watching the two films by Invisible Children. She answered questions about the complexity of the situation in Northern Uganda and elaborated on the Kony campaign.  

At the beginning of March, social networking sites were overwhelmed by the Kony 2012 video created by the nonprofit Invisible Children, as users shared the video and called the world to action. The video showed disturbing footage of Joseph Kony ...  

People should have been asked before, instead of having the film shown now. Odama now heads the Acholi Leaders Peace Initiative, an effort that has joined with Western nonprofits such as Oxfam, and other African religious and human rights groups ...  

Not so long ago, the internet was inundated with tweets and posts containing the phrase “KONY 2012,” a reference to the most recent campaign of Invisible Children, an American nonprofit organization. “Kony” refers to Joseph Kony, the ...  

Not so long ago, the internet was inundated with tweets and posts containing the phrase “KONY 2012,” a reference to the most recent campaign of Invisible Children, an American nonprofit organization. “Kony” refers to Joseph Kony, the ...