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Central African Republic: LRA Attack Near Hunting Reserve

July 9th, 2012 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), carried out attacks from June 21 to 25, 2012, near a remote hunting concession outside Bakouma, in the Central African Republic (CAR). The attackers killed at least two civilians and abducted at least 14 others. The attacks followed killings of 13 civilians in the same area in March.

(Nairobi) – The Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), carried out attacks from June 21 to 25, 2012, near a remote hunting concession outside Bakouma, in the Central African Republic (CAR). The attackers killed at least two civilians and abducted at least 14 others.

Central African Republic: LRA Attacks Escalate

April 20th, 2012 | Author: Human Rights Watch

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. Attacks also continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

(Nairobi) – 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.

Q&A on Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army

March 21st, 2012 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Joseph Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel group that originated in 1987 in northern Uganda among ethnic Acholi communities.

1.     Who is Joseph Kony and what is the Lord’s Resistance Army?
2.    What is the LRA fighting for?
3.    How big is the LRA?
4.    Does the LRA target children?