...Invisible Children is an organization started in 2004 with the purpose of raising awareness of the ongoing war in Uganda. Specifically they raise awareness of what Joseph Kony, the Lords Resistance Army’s leader, was doing to the people of his country. The battle to show the world the truth began in 2003 when three college students Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Laren Poole traveled to Africa to film a documentary about the war going on in Sudan. While going through Uganda though they noticed that war was tearing the country apart as well. It wasn’t until they talked to a boy named Jacob though that they realized they must do something. In 2003 Jacob was a young boy who had escaped the clutches of the Lords Resistance Army, a group dedicated to mayhem and war. He told Russell, Bailey, and Poole of how he escaped and how the LRA was committing egregious acts against their own people. Jacob explained that he escaped the LRA so he wouldn’t be forced to join as a child soldier. His brother was not so lucky as to escape. Jacob’s pain over what was happening in his country was palpable, and it was his story that made it clear we cannot sit back and allow this to happen. The LRA began as a rebellious uprising against President Yoweri, the Ugandan president. When first started the group called themselves, “the Holy Spirit Movement”. It...
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...hatreds of adults -- Olara Otunnu In the country of Uganda lies terror in the minds of many children. Many people are unaware of the inhumane and wretched experiences that happen in Uganda. Families cannot sleep peacefully at night because of unwanted attacks from rebels who torture and abduct their children. These children are then forced to be placed into an army, comprised mostly of children in an environment that radically changes their soul. Like the quote from Olara Otunnu, children are used as objects to carry forth actions that certain adults feel towards their civilization. If one is fortunate enough to escape or rescued then they must deal with the cruel effects of reintegrating into society. Research confirms that it is immoral to have child soldiers in Uganda because war-related experiences inhibit a healthy growth as a one suffers from psychological and physical trauma. Known to be one of the worse humanitarian crises since World War II, the epidemic in Uganda began over twenty years ago. This came about due to a man name Joseph Kony and his ideology of establishing a government based on the Ten Commandments (Benter 1). He believed with a large enough army, he would be able to overthrow the current system residing in Uganda today. One usually associates the idea of an army with adults; men and women who voluntary commit to serve their country for a certain amount of time. Kony believed he represented the people of Uganda, the Alcholi people, but his support dwindled and...
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...hatreds of adults -- Olara Otunnu In the country of Uganda lies terror in the minds of many children. Many people are unaware of the inhumane and wretched experiences that happen in Uganda. Families cannot sleep peacefully at night because of unwanted attacks from rebels who torture and abduct their children. These children are then forced to be placed into an army, comprised mostly of children in an environment that radically changes their soul. Like the quote from Olara Otunnu, children are used as objects to carry forth actions that certain adults feel towards their civilization. If one is fortunate enough to escape or rescued then they must deal with the cruel effects of reintegrating into society. Research confirms that it is immoral to have child soldiers in Uganda because war-related experiences inhibit a healthy growth as a one suffers from psychological and physical trauma. Known to be one of the worse humanitarian crises since World War II, the epidemic in Uganda began over twenty years ago. This came about due to a man name Joseph Kony and his ideology of establishing a government based on the Ten Commandments (Benter 1). He believed with a large enough army, he would be able to overthrow the current system residing in Uganda today. One usually associates the idea of an army with adults; men and women who voluntary commit to serve their country for a certain amount of time. Kony believed he represented the people of Uganda, the Alcholi people, but his support dwindled and...
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...“I would like to give you a message. Please do your best to tell the world what is happening to us, the children. So that other children don’t have to pass through this violence.”-Mary, Age 13. Children, like Mary, from Northern Uganda, have fough tin wars for centuries.They are forced to become soldiers in a war that they rarely understand, let alone believe in. These children are labeled as criminals because murder is murder, but the effect of war causes people, and especially children to do unspeakable crimes. That is why is is important for readers to understand what happened how children are forced to be soldiers and why their story’s need to be told. First off, it is important to know how children are manipulated into picking up a gun....
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...Known as the most notorious of all Africa's post-independence dictators, Idi Amin was a Ugandan president known for his brutal regime and crimes against humanity while in power from 1971-1979. During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a proWestern ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support to being backed by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, Zaire's Mobutu Sese Seko, the Soviet Union, and East German Background: Born in 192, in the West Nile Province of what is now the Republic of Uganda and deserted by his father. Raised by his mother. He was a member of the Kakwa ethnic group, a small Islamic tribe that was settled in the region. Amin joined the King’s African Rifles (KAR), a regiment of the British colonial army, and...
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...leaders have been positively evil and have used their power for influence, personal gain and notoriety. This essay will consider both points of view relating to how it affects the human lives and what effect it has on the society. Idi Amin was best known for his brutal regime and crimes against humanity while in power as President of Uganda from 1971-1979. In his time as leader he sent out killing squads to hunt down and murder those opposed to his views, which included people from every order and rank, including journalists, lawyers, homosexuals and students. He also expelled all Asians from Uganda in 1972. He then soon became known as the “Butcher of Uganda” for his brutality. It is believed that 300,000 people were killed during his presidency. He was once known to of said “You cannot run faster than a bullet” and this just is an example of his evil mind. A further example of a leader using he’s powers in a fatal grievous manner was Kim Jong-IL who was a dictator from North Korea who starved and tortured his people. 200,000 prisoners were held in labour camps, when they were too weak to work as they had been starved, he would either torture drawn or dissect them, if they were lucky they would be shot or gassed. He kept the camps well hidden, when people arrived at the camps if you had a deformity or amputation or a baby he would have them injected with liquid to make them swell up and endure a painful death, the babies were buried alive facedown to suffocate. He spent all...
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...Until the Invisible children organization began. They have and are doing everything in their power to fight against Joseph Kony. It all started with Jason Russell, an average man who just wanted to help make the world a better place. It all began when Russell traveled to Uganda to find something to make a film about. He then discovered thousands of children who would spend every night sleeping in masse in the streets. The children did this because of their fear of being captured and forced into the LRA. (Cadwalladr, 2013) Upon learning about the children, Russell felt an obligation to assist in any way possible. So Jason Russell founded Invisible Children, a nonprofit organization. In 2012 he released a thirty minute film that educated the world on Joseph Kony and explained why Kony needs to be captured and brought to justice. The video received a lot of fame, only taking a day to reach a million views. (Baker, 2012) Along with the video, he launched the Kony campaign which went on and took social media by storm...
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...Tiffany Shelby Annotated Bibliography Capella University Cohen, R. (Ed.). (2002). Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters from children of the great depression. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. The editor provides a context and elaborates on the meaning of nearly 200 letters written to Eleanor Roosevelt by children and youth experiencing the hardships of the Great Depression from 1933-1941. The young people request individual assistance, explain why their families are unable to provide basic necessities, and justify the worthiness of their requests. The poignant letters provide some insight into hard-working families during this period who either have no employment, work part-time, or work at low-paying jobs. Children and youth plead with Mrs. Roosevelt for clothing; for money to ward off evictions, pay debts, and purchase simple household conveniences; for funds for educational expenses, Christmas gifts for family members, marriage and new household expenses, bicycles to help their families, and for radios to ameliorate loneliness. The letters attest to the courage, tenacity, and intelligence of youth who had few resources, but hoped for better lives during this era. The editor also clarifies Mrs. Roosevelt and her staff’s responses to the letters. Only 1 percent of youths received the material assistance they requested. About 5 percent were told by Mrs. Roosevelt’s staff to seek help from New Deal agencies, 3 percent were directed toward charities, and...
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...GULU UNIVERSITY THE NORTHERN QUESTION BY HENRY EGYEYU Tel No: +256774366667/+256794366667/+256714366667/+256754366667 THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE NORTHERN CONFLICT IN UGANDA The origins of the wider northern Ugandan conflict may be sought among deeper issues that lie hidden beneath the surface of the day-to-day conflict with the LRA These root causes, which underlay the initial UPDA and other rebellions, are critical since they have never been resolved and if left unaddressed may again re-surface and cause renewed violence. Yet, although most commentators agree on the existence of deep-rooted causes, there is no consensus on what they are or, consequently, how to resolve the situation. Gersony emphasizes the “ghosts of the Luwero Triangle” that haunt an Acholi people who lost economic and political influence following Museveni’s rise to power, but a recent report by the Human Rights and Peace Centre, Makerere University (HURIPEC) argues that it was the NRM that initiated an ethnic war against northerners even before the events in the Luwero Triangle. These and other rival analyses can create difficulties for conflict resolution efforts, as key actors seek a clear idea of the issues to address. A more thorough investigation of these root causes is essential, particularly at a time when there is renewed hope that the conflict may soon be resolved and the deeper causes dealt with comprehensively. Based on field interviews and an analysis of the available literature,...
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...Congo River basin. Following the country’s post-independence the former Belgian Congo was changed to The Democratic Republic of Congo on August 1, 1964 to distinguish it from the Republic of Congo. In 1960 General Joseph Motubu came into power, changed his name to Motubu Sese Seko, and changed the country’s name to the Republic of Zaire. 1997 was the year rebel forces (backed by Laurent Kabila) changed the country’s name back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and this change cased a new rebellion between him and former allies in 1998, and so began “Africa’s World War”. Conflicts that contributed to this crisis Laurent Kabila had accused some of his former allies, such as Rwanda and Uganda as having ulterior motives. In 1996 Rwanda and Uganda combined with rebel groups to invade Congo to vanquish Hutu militia, known as the Interhambwe, who were responsible for the Rwanda...
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...Thru that time, an estimated 1.5 to 2 million Cambodians died of hunger, execution, illness or overwork. The regime of Pol Pot is well-known as one of the most barbaric and murderous in recent history. 4- Rafael Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina was a Dominican politician, soldier and tyrant, who governed the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961. Trujillo and his regime were responsible for many deaths, including between 1,000 and 30,000 in the infamous Parsley massacre. The mandate of Trujillo was characterized for being corrupt and dirty because he created a secret police force to torture and murder supporters of the opposing candidate. Also, he was known to treat the Dominican Republic’s Haitian migrants with particularly severity and a deliberate disregard for their civil liberties. In fact, he led the massacre of thousands of Haitian...
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...from education and taking the right of freedom to select a life partner by his/her are few common human rights violations examples. To have a better picture of these human rights violations one must looks on the history that how people are affected and how they could be prevented of such human rights violation, if government and other human rights agencies have taken steps against these violation on the time manner. Only in year 2007, statistic shows that 6,500 people were died due to the arm conflicts in Afghanistan, most of them were civilians not involved in fighting, hundred of them were died in suicide attacks by insurgents. Barbaric killings of more than1260 individuals by police in Brazil and a large number of human losses in Uganda reveal the stories of the human rights violation. The rights to live free and sustain personal security which has been taken by insurgents and their supporters. A continued war for decades between two parties either fights for democracy or personal interests against each other, have taken the lives of innocent kids, man and women who had the...
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...more disturbing report was uncovered in early August, revealing that the issue went far beyond a first amendment right. Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization aimed to make college environments safer for LGBT students, released a handout titled “5 Simple Facts about Chick-Fil-A”, which exposes the organization’s funding of hate groups that “aggressively work against LGBT people, advocating for their criminalization, psychological abuse or death” as well as its support of groups such as the Eagle Forum, who consider members of the LGBT criminals, the Family Research counsel, who aggressively points to LGBT members as a threat to young children and has previously spend $25,000 to stop the Congress from ridiculing the “Kill the Gays” policy in Uganda, which proposed that one could be executed if they were homosexual, and Exodus international, which claims to “cure homosexuality” through psychological...
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...Darfur, Sudan Since early 2003, Darfur, an arid desert region the size of France, has been gripped by a civil war since 2003 that has killed 300,000 people and displaced another 2.7 million, according to UN figures. Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, says 10,000 people have died. (AFP) The conflict in Darfur began in the spring of 2003 when two Darfuri rebel movements, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), launched attacks against Khartoum government military installations in response to government neglect and marginalization of the people of Darfur. Sudanese officials answered back by unleashing atrocious acts of violence on any Darfur villages who they determined had ostensibly harbored members of the SLM and JEM. Bombing villages from the air and with the hired help of a government armed nomadic Arab militia called the Janjaweed, over four hundred villages were burnt down, sending the few survivors to seek out refugee camps spread throughout the region and into neighboring Chad. All of this occurred within the span of 29 months. In 2004 George W. Bush declared the crisis in Darfur a “genocide”. Genocide, as defined by Merriam Webster, is “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group”. It is within the power of the United States government to end the brutalities in Darfur. A more assertive action needs to be taken in order free the Darfur people from the atrocities they suffer on a day...
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...female genitals for a nonmedical purpose (http://womenshealth.gov/). The process of FGM mainly takes place in Africa, the continent containing only 11 percent of the world’s population. This process has a long and short-term effect on the females involved. One of the long-term effects is maternal death. For example, the female could endure excessive bleeding after childbirth, they have a higher risk of an episiotomy during childbirth and higher risk for cesarean section. Some of the short-term effects are death from bleeding that can cause Hemorrhagic shock, Neurogenic shock from the pain and trauma, overwhelming infection and Septicaemia. Injuries caused by Female Genital Mutilation continues to take place in a woman’s life as a form of torture. (http://womenshealth.gov/) “Circumcisions on both males and females vary, depending on custom and the individual circumcised.” Male circumcises only remove the foreskin surrounding the genital. This practice is most popular in the Middle East and Fertile Crescent area, where it's been exercised for over one-thousand years. The removal of foreskin makes it easier for the erection to take place in males with a tight opening in their foreskin, and so there production level in these cultures are improved. “What is important to remember about male circumcision is that the focus is on removing foreskin and sometimes the tissue connecting the foreskin to the penis but never on amputating part or all of the penile shaft.” (http://thecircumcisiondecision...
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