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Former LRA commander Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in jail May 6, 2021 Dominic Ongwen The former commander of rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Dominic Ongwen has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by the International Criminal Court (ICC). A panel of three justices led by Bertam Schmitt delivered the verdict today Thursday. The other judges on the panel are Peter Kouvacs and Raul Cano Pangalangan. The justices noted that they decided to jail the former warlord for 25 years because of the magnitude of the atrocities he committed so as to deter si...

LRA’s Ongwen to be sentenced today Thursday May 06 2021 Summary Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. Advertisement The International Criminal Court will on Thursday sentence a child soldier turned Lord's Resistance Army commander for a litany of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda. Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror i...

LRA commander Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in prison Dominic Ongwen, former child soldier-turned-Lord’s Resistance Army commander. [Photo: AFP] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier who became one of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)'s top commanders to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda, Aljazeera reported today. In February, the 45-year-old Ogwen was found guilty of 61 charges including murders, rapes, and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led ...

Daily Monitor Thursday May 06 2021 Summary Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. Advertisement The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years' jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Dominic Ongwen, 45 -- whose nom de guerre was "White Ant" -- was found guilty in February of 61 charges, including murders,...

Daily Monitor Tuesday May 04 2021 A child suffering from Nodding Syndrome at Kitgum General Hospital last week. (REPRESENTATIONAL) PHOTO/TOBBIAS JOLLY OWINY Summary 2,143: According to the Health ministry, there are a total of 2,143 children affected by the epidemic in Northern Uganda with Pader District having 806, Kitgum 544, Lamwo 339, Gulu 58, and Lira with 13 cases. The patients are unable to defend themselves due to their condition. Advertisement At least 144 girls suffering from Nodding Syndrome are allegedly being taken advantage of, and sexually abused. Information this newspaper has...