IRC WARNS OF RETURN TO VIOLENCE IN N UGANDA

Uganda: areas affected by LRA

The 2006 Juba Peace Talks -- an attempt to end the conflict in Northern Uganda were recently suspended by the Lord's Resistance Army. The main problem facing both the LRA and the Ugandan government is the issue of accountability and reconciliation.

LRA leaders have said that a peace deal cannot be signed unless the International Criminal Court's arrest warrents are dropped.

Shannon Meehan, the IRC's deputy director of advocacy says, “A resumption of hostilities is likely unless all stakeholders take decisive and immediate action to resume the talks.”

* image courtesy of Mark Dingemanse